After Reading the Paragraph Below, Answer the Questions That Follow

question 42

Multiple Choice

After reading the paragraph below, answer the questions that follow.
Most bats are inactive during the day (this is known as torpor) and feed during the night. The graph below shows hypothetical data for a bat species.

-Based on this graph, what is the relationship between metabolic rate and body temperature?

• A)When metabolic rate drops, so does body temperature.
• B)When metabolic rate drops, body temperature rises.
• C)When metabolic rate drops, body temperature remains constant.
• D)There is no relationship between metabolic rate and body temperature.

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Definitions:

Follicular Phase

Time between the end of menses and ovulation, characterized by rapid division of endometrial cells and development of follicles in the ovary; also called proliferative phase.

Ovarian Cycle

Series of events that occur in a regular fashion in the ovaries of sexually mature, nonpregnant females; results in ovulation and the production of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

Ovarian Follicles

Structures within the ovaries that contain a developing egg and produce hormones involved in reproductive cycles.

Corpus Luteum

A temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries that produces progesterone after ovulation to regulate menstruation and early pregnancy.