What Happens When Biological Clocks Do Not Receive Environmental Cues

question 50

Multiple Choice

What happens when biological clocks do not receive environmental cues?

• A) they typically shift to about 12-hour cycles
• B) they continue at roughly 24-hour cycles
• C) they typically shift to about 48-hour cycles
• D) cycles usually end, shifting to irregular patterns of physiology and behavior

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