Which Statement Is True

question 243

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true?

• A) Mammals that hibernate can maintain body temperatures close to the freezing point.
• B) Arousal from hibernation begins with a rapid rise in body temperature, followed by a rise in metabolic heat production.
• C) The metabolic rate needed to maintain a hibernating mammal is close to its basal metabolic rate.
• D) At the onset of hibernation, metabolic rate rises as body temperature drops.
• E) At the onset of hibernation, body temperature drops, followed by a drop in metabolic rate.

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