Question

1. Compare a positive feedback loop and negative feedback loop for homeostasis. Body temperature is an example of a negative feedback loop. Imagine that body temperature was regulated as a positive feedback loop and explain what would happen.
2. Look at the figure of the brain lobes in your textbook. Do you think the chimpanzee would have the same brain lobes as that of a human? How might the chimp brain differ from a humans? Keep in mind the chimpanzee is the humans’ closest relative.

Answer 1

Answer:

Homeostasis typically involves negative feedback loops that counteract changes of various properties from their target values, known as set points. In contrast to negative feedback loops, positive feedback loops amplify their initiating stimuli, in other words, they move the system away from its starting state.

Explanation:

Chimpanzee lobes may be smaller than human lobes