A Researcher Is Moving to an Area with a Year-Round

question 3

Multiple Choice

A researcher is moving to an area with a year-round cold climate. The researcher asks the health care professional how people in these areas are able to adjust to the temperature. What response by the professional is most accurate?

• A)They have less adipose tissue.
• B)They have more beige (bAT) adipose tissue.
• C)Their bone marrow produces more adipose tissue.
• D)They gain weight which insulates them.

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