Suppose That You Use Direct Calorimetry to Monitor a Person

question 60

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you use direct calorimetry to monitor a person enclosed in a small room. During the measurement the person lowers many heavy weights from a desk onto the floor. The heat production you measure will

• A) slightly underestimate the person's metabolic rate.
• B) slightly overestimate the person's metabolic rate.
• C) precisely and directly measure the person's metabolic rate.
• D) be unrelated to the person's metabolic rate.

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