A Positive Feedback Loop ____

question 87

Multiple Choice

A positive feedback loop ____.

• A) increases a change to a system
• B) always results in a beneficial change to a system
• C) decreases a change to a system
• D) never results in a beneficial change to a system
• E) stabilizes a system

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Definitions:

Ovum

The female reproductive cell or gamete in animals, also referred to as an egg cell, that can develop into a new individual following fertilization.

Sperm

Male reproductive cells or gametes in sexually reproducing organisms, involved in fertilizing the ovum to initiate pregnancy.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), responsible for carrying genetic information.

Genes

The basic units of heredity in living organisms, made up of DNA, that carry instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms.