Hibernation Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

Hibernation is

• A) thought to have evolved as an extension of the decrease in thermoregulatory set point that accompanies sleep.
• B) characterized by a dramatic increase in thermoregulatory set point.
• C) regulated hyperthermia that lasts for days or weeks.
• D) displayed by many bird and mammal species.
• E) maintained by a high metabolic rate.

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Rounded

The process of adjusting numerical values to a specified degree of accuracy, typically to make them simpler or more manageable.

Rounded

A numerical value that has been adjusted to a less precise form, often to make it simpler or easier to communicate.

Median

In a dataset arranged by size, either upwards or downwards, the middlemost value is referred to as the median.