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CAIE IGCSE Biology 14.4.1 Defining Homeostasis

Practise describing homeostasis as maintenance of a constant internal environment despite external change.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • define homeostasis as maintaining a constant internal environment
  • distinguish controlled internal conditions from changing external environmental values
  • explain that stable body temperature preserves enzyme activity and metabolic reactions

14.4.1—Homeostasis as the maintenance question 1

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Fig. 6.1 shows the changes in glucose concentration of the blood.

Fig. 6.1

Fig. 6.1

Name the process that maintains blood glucose concentration within set limits.

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