What Is the Best Example of a "System" as That

question 10

Multiple Choice

What is the best example of a "system" as that term is defined in your text?

• A) A network of computers that are all connected to each other
• B) A classroom of students listening to a professor lecture
• C) A rainforest in which different species of plants and animals depend on each other
• D) A building in which all the different forms of structural support keep it standing

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Definitions:

Tend-and-Befriend

A theory suggesting that in response to stress, individuals, especially women, are predisposed to caring for offspring and seeking social support.

Continuum

A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.

Homeostasis

The ideal level of bodily functions.

Walter Cannon

A physiologist known for his work on the "fight or flight" response and for coining the term homeostasis.