Biology GCSE
Negative feedback control systems
What Negative feedback control systems means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Negative feedback control systems
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A loop in which the correction cancels the original change, restoring conditions towards the optimum by reversing the original change.
Topics that use Negative feedback control systems
- Homeostasis (AQA GCSE)
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