Positive Feedback Differs from Negative Feedback in That

question 46

Multiple Choice

Positive feedback differs from negative feedback in that

• A)positive feedback benefits the organism, whereas negative feedback is detrimental.
• B)the effector's response in positive feedback is in the same direction as the initiating stimulus rather than opposite to it.
• C)the effector's response increases some parameter (such as temperature), whereas in negative feedback it decreases.
• D)positive feedback systems have only effectors, whereas negative feedback systems have only receptors.
• E)positive feedback systems have control centers that are lacking in negative feedback systems.

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