A Researcher Is Setting Up an Experiment to Measure Basal

question 4

Multiple Choice

A researcher is setting up an experiment to measure basal metabolic rate in prairie voles (a small mouse-like mammal) .Which of the following would be the best set of conditions for the voles immediately before and during the measurement?

• A)House in a cage with plenty of food and water to avoid stress;conduct measurements in a warmer room than the room where housed.
• B)House in a cage with plenty of food and water to avoid stress;conduct measurements in a room the same temperature as the room where housed.
• C)House in a cage with no food for a few hours before measurement;conduct measurements in a colder room than the room where housed,and exercise the voles.
• D)House in a cage with no food for a few hours before measurement;conduct measurements in a room the same temperature as the room where housed.

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