For example, if a 37-year-old Marine with 10 years of service desires to reenlist in the Marine Corps, his/her age will be 27 for enlistment purposes. Although the maximum age for enlistment is 35, any individual older than 28 is required to request an age waiver.
Homeostasis. The biological definition of homeostasis is âthe tendency of an organism or cell to regulate its internal environment and maintain equilibrium, usually by a system of feedback controls, so as to stabilize health and functioningâ.lmost all homeostatic control mechanisms are negative feedback mechanisms. These mechanisms change the variable back to its original state or âideal valueâ. A good example of a negative feedback mechanism is a home thermostat (heating system).
View Test Prep - biology quiz.docx from ENGLISH 103 at Island Coast High School. homeostasis the relatively constant state in the internal environment of an organism feedback loops self-regulation mechanisms that send information to appropriate physiological systems so that appropriate adjustments can be made negative feedback a control mechanism that inhibits or counteracts an earlier reaction positive feedback a control mechanism that intensifies or enhances an earlier reaction system level a degree of organism complexity; cells arranged into systems Starch and ...