How does inefficient transfer of energy among trophic levels result in the typically high endangerment status of many top-level predators? select one: a. predators are more disease-prone than animals at lower trophic levels. b. top-level predators are constrained to have small populations that are sparsely distributed. c. predators have relatively large population sizes. d. predators have short life spans and short reproductive periods?

homeostasis is the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes. and this is how it applies to the integumentary system. back to top. skin functions in homeostasis include protection, regulation of body temperature, sensory reception, water balance, synthesis of vitamins and hormones, and absorption of materials. when body temperature falls, the sweat glands constrict and sweat production decreases.