The Majority of the World Uses Which Measurement System

question 9

Multiple Choice

The majority of the world uses which measurement system?

• A) apothecary
• B) metric
• C) household
• D) all of the above
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Maintaining Temperature

The process by which living organisms regulate their internal temperature within certain limits despite external environmental changes.

Shivering

An involuntary response to cold temperatures, producing heat through rapid muscle contractions to maintain body temperature.

Negative Feedback System

A regulatory system in which a change in some steady state triggers a response that counteracts, or reverses, the change, restoring homeostasis (e.g., how mammals maintain body temperature). Compare with positive feedback system.

Integrator

In homeostasis, a control center.