increasing osmosis reducing transpiration controlling metabolism maintaining homeostasis
I am hesitating between 4 options to answer the following question, which option should I choose?
Question: The human body temperature is normally 98.6°F. As a person exercises, the body temperature starts to increase. As a result of the increased body temperature, the perspiration process begins to cool the body. Which best describes what the body is doing when it perspires?
Possibilities:
- increasing osmosis
- reducing transpiration
- controlling metabolism
- maintaining homeostasis

maintaining homeostasis