The Fact That Both Endothermic and Exothermic Vertebrates Induce Fever

question 3

Multiple Choice

The fact that both endothermic and exothermic vertebrates induce fever, by different mechanisms, in response to infection supports which of the following hypotheses?

• A) Vertebrates do not experience a coevolutionary arms race with pathogens.
• B) All vertebrates are susceptible to infection by the same pathogens.
• C) Fever evolved by genetic drift.
• D) Fever is adaptive; it may somehow be advantageous in dealing with infection.

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