Abstract
The environment is of two main kinds:
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External environment outside the living organism body as: water, soil, light, heat and other living organisms (see Section 18.1).
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Internal environment ‘inside’ the living organism body as body fluids in multicellular animals.
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Kilgour, O.F.G. (1987). Homeostasis — The Steady State. In: Mastering Biology. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09692-3_12
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