Refer to the Graphs Showing the Results of an Experiment

question 143

Multiple Choice

Refer to the graphs showing the results of an experiment in which researchers heated and cooled the hypothalamus of a mammal and determined its metabolic rates at different environmental (ambient) temperatures. In this experiment, the hypothalamic temperature provides

• A) an error signal.
• B) a set point.
• C) an effector.
• D) negative feedback.
• E) homeostasis.

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