Feedback

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

The diagram models a regulatory loop in which a downstream output reduces the activity of the upstream stimulus.

Stimulus Response Output Output inhibits stimulus (−)

This diagram represents which type of feedback?

  • A

    Signal transduction without feedback

  • B

    Negative feedback that maintains homeostasis

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  • C

    Positive feedback that amplifies the response

  • D

    Apoptotic feedback

Explanation

When the output inhibits the upstream stimulus, the system tends toward a setpoint—this is negative feedback, the basis of homeostasis.

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