Acclimatization refers to which of the following?
a. long-term adaptations of species to certain environmental conditions
b. an individual's short-term physiological responses to the environment
c. the appearance of a new species
d. slow genetic changes in populations
e. changes in climate
Question 2
Biological systems are balanced systems maintained by the interaction of physiological mechanisms that compensate for both external and internal changes. Such a balanced system is in
a. hypoxia
b. homeostasis
c. heterostasis
d. acclimatization
e. polystasis