Mauricio does not get enough milk to drink and begins to eat chalk from his classroom to replace the missing calcium.Mauricio eating chalk in order to replenish the calcium in his body is an example of
A) self-determination.
B) a habit.
C) an incentive.
D) homeostasis.

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Mauricio's body is trying to maintain homeostasis, which is the maintenance of a stable internal environment in the body. In this case, his body is lacking calcium and is trying to replace it by the only means available to him - eating chalk. This is a natural response to maintain homeostasis. Choice A (self-determination) and choice C (an incentive) are not applicable to this situation, while choice B (a habit) implies that Mauricio eats chalk regularly, which is not necessarily the case here.

Mauricio Does Not Get Enough Milk to Drink and Begins