Revise: Maintaining stable body conditionsMaintaining water balance

Homeostasis is the response to changing conditions that keeps the body in a stable state. Nerves ensure that temperature remains steady whilst hormones keep blood sugar at the correct concentration.

Part ofBiologyRevise: Homeostasis

Maintaining water balance

Animals such as woodlice maintain the water balance of their bodies using behavioural adaptations. A behavioural adaptation is an action an animal takes that increases its chances of survival.

Close-up of a woodlouse.
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A woodlouse

Woodlice move faster in dry areas, and more slowly in humid environments. This behaviour results in woodlice spending more time in more humid environments and prevents their body from drying out.

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