Information Flow in Biological Systems Is Necessary for Negative or Regulative

question 15

Multiple Choice

Information flow in biological systems is necessary for negative or regulative feedback to operate.Which of these examples does NOT involve flow of information providing feedback?

• A)Heat receptors send signals to promote sweating.
• B)Low blood sugar causes the liver to convert starch to sugar to be released in the blood.
• C)Drought kills many trees.
• D)Bacterial genes for breaking down lactose are activated in the presence of lactose.

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Definitions:

Equivocality

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; ambiguity especially in the context of organizational communication and decision-making.

Processes of Organizing

The series of actions and mechanisms put in place to arrange resources and activities logically and efficiently within an organization to achieve goals.

Self-Organizing Systems

Systems characterized by a lack of equilibrium typically due to a large influx of new information or significant environmental shifts and are thus in the process of acting on this new information as a process of self-renewal. Self-organizing systems exhibit autocatalysis; that is, the catalysts for change and renewal occur in elements of the system itself as it seeks to renew itself.

Punctuated Meaning

A situation where a sudden event or realization leads to a significant change in understanding or interpretation of a situation or concept.