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The regulation by an organism of chemica...

The regulation by an organism of chemical composition of its blood and body fluids and other aspects of its internal environment so that physiological processes can proceed at optimum rates is called

A

a) metabolism

B

b) enthalpy

C

c) entropy

D

d) homeostasis.

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D

Hemeostasis is the regulation by an organism of the chemical composition of its body fluids and other aspects of its internal environment so that physiological processes can proceed at optimum rates.
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