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What do you call the maintenance of internal conditions despite changes in external environment?

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Metabolism
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Homeostasis
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Respiration
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Perspiration
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Solution

The correct option is B Homeostasis
Homeostasis is the maintenance of the internal environment in a living organism.

Metabolism is the sum total of all the chemical processes that take place within the body of an organism and it involves the flow of energy.

Respiration is the process of breaking down of complex molecules in the presence or absence of oxygen.

Perspiration is the process of sweating.

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