Which of the following does NOT represent homeostasis? A) Sensors detect CO₂ levels in the blood and trigger an increase or decrease in the rate of breathing. B) When body temperature drops, you shiver to generate heat; when your body heats up, you sweat and the evaporation cools you. C) Feelings of hunger and then fullness affect the length of time and quantity of food you eat, keeping your weight near a "set point." D) Energy is captured by plants, then transferred to consumers and decomposers, and eventually lost as heat. E) Cells adjusting the openings on the bottom of leaves respond to differences in water stress in order to maintain moisture inside the leaf.

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Option D describes the flow of energy through an ecosystem, but it does not directly relate to the maintenance of a stable internal environment, which is the definition of homeostasis.

Which of the Following Does NOT Represent Homeostasis