Compared to a Summer Acclimatized Fox, What Is a Winter

question 56

Multiple Choice

Compared to a summer acclimatized fox, what is a winter fox's resting metabolic rate when both are placed at -50°C?

• A) Resting metabolic rate in the winter fox is higher than the summer fox.
• B) Resting metabolic rate in the winter fox is lower than the summer fox.
• C) Resting metabolic rate in both foxes will be similar.
• D) There is not enough information to predict the relationship of their resting metabolic rates.

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Definitions:

Championing

Actively supporting or defending a cause, idea, or person.

Propinquity

The physical or psychological proximity between people, which can influence attraction and relationship formation.

Hypothalamus

A bundle of nuclei below the thalamus involved in body temperature, motivation, and emotion.