Multiple Choice
Which factor is not an advantage of measuring metabolic rate via oxygen consumption?
A) Technical ease of measurement
B) Small uncertainty of estimates under many conditions
C) Exclusion of the energy used in external work
D) Exclusion of metabolism by gut microbes
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