Body Systems and Homeostasis

Virginia SOL AP.2

Investigate how body systems work together to maintain homeostasis through feedback mechanisms and system interactions.

What students need to be able to do

  • Develop and use models to explain how feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
  • Plan and conduct investigations related to feedback mechanisms and homeostasis.
  • Develop and use models to explain how various body systems help maintain homeostasis.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how the structure and function of various body systems help maintain homeostasis.
  • Explain a disorder, disease, injury, lifestyle, or component of aging that affects homeostasis.