Positive Feedback Loops
Have you ever wondered why bleeding stops after getting a cut, or why contractions during childbirth gradually intensify? Positive feedback loops detect a change and then amplify it until a specific outcome is reached. This scrollable interactive explores how positive feedback loops function, and how they differ from negative feedback loops.
Topics
- AP
- AP Biology
- AP Bio
- next generation science standards
- NGSS
- biological control
- homeostasis
- feedback loop
- positive feedback
- positive feedback loop
- negative feedback loop
- glucose
- blood clotting
- platelets
- childbirth
- lactation
- thrombosis
- hemophilia