With repeated administration of a drug, an organism will require larger and larger doses of the drug in order to achieve the same effect. This is known as:
A) homeostasis.
B) blocking.
C) extinction.
D) tolerance.

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Tolerance occurs when an organism requires increasingly larger doses of a drug to achieve the same effect that was initially achieved with smaller doses. This is due to physiological adaptations to the presence of the drug in the system.

With Repeated Administration of a Drug, an Organism Will Require