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When it comes to an organism’s internal environment
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10 Mar 2020, 04:30
10 Mar 2020, 04:30
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When it comes to an organism’s internal environment, even small _____1_____ can be lethal but - by virtue of having the capacity to maintain such _____2_____ internal horizons - life ____3_____ through wide variations in the external environment.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| A. deviations | D. critical | G. preserves |
| B. perversions | E. narrow | H. stumbles |
| C. changes | F. intransigent | I. perseveres |
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Re: When it comes to an organism’s internal environment
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26 May 2020, 04:00
26 May 2020, 04:00
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edifyme wrote:
Can someone explain why it is narrow and not critical in the second blank?
Critical is close. But, the idea is more subtle here than you think.
Internal environment is mercurial such that even small deviations from normal can be lethal. That means that we have limited internal variables that can be modified while still maintaining internal environment intact.
The second blank refers to the idea that the organism's internal environment horizons (scope) is limited such that there is not much room for deviations. Hence, the answer must be limited or narrow.
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Re: When it comes to an organism’s internal environment
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26 May 2020, 03:23
26 May 2020, 03:23
Can someone explain why it is narrow and not critical in the second blank?
