Multiple Choice
The list below shows possible metabolic responses of a mammal to environmental temperature change.Choose the most likely response of a mammal when the environmental temperature begins at its upper critical temperature and decreases by 3°C-5°.
A) Increased metabolic rate
B) Decreased metabolic rate
C) No change in metabolic rate
D) Initial decrease in metabolic rate followed by an increase
E) Death
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