The human environment is terrestrial, dry, and highly variable.However, our bodies expend enormous amounts of energy maintaining a constant internal environment.Studying why our bodies do this is what kind of scientific endeavor?
A) mechanistic
B) translational
C) teleological
D) anatomical
E) meterological

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The study of why our bodies maintain a constant internal environment despite the variability of the external environment is a teleological endeavor, as it is focused on understanding the purpose or function of a biological process or system.

The Human Environment Is Terrestrial, Dry, and Highly Variable