What is homeostasis What is the role of feedback in homeosta

What is homeostasis? What is the role of feedback in homeostasis?

Solution

Homeostasis is the characteristic property of an organism or a system which helps in maintaining various parameters like concentration, temperature, pressure within the normal range. Homeostasis is the key to life. Failure in the same results in various kind diseases like diabetes, hypertension etc. It is the energy consuming physiological mechanism.

Feedback plays a major role in homeostasis. The entire process of homeostasis is achieved via negative feedback loops and is affected by the positive feedback.

Role of feedback in homeostasis is as follows-