This Bio-Module requires the use of the text book "Exploring Life" by Professor John Blamire.
The Words of Science
homeostasis
The ability of an organism to maintain a balanced internal environment by means of a self-regulating set of changes brought about by the occurrence of a change in the external or internal environment.
From the root words hom-, meaning same, -sta-, meaning to control, and the suffix -sis, meaning the process of.