On a very hot day in summer,you go outside and take your temperature,it is 37 degrees Celsius.On another day,this time a very cold day in winter,you go outside and take your temperature,again it is 37 degrees Celsius.This example illustrates

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Homeostasis is the maintenance of a stable internal environment by an organism despite changes in its external environment. In this example, despite the vast difference in external temperature, the body maintains a constant internal temperature of 37 degrees Celsius through homeostasis. Adaptation refers to the evolutionary process of changing to better suit a particular environment, cellular reproduction and respiration are cellular processes, and digestion refers to the breakdown of food in the digestive system.

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