How does an elevation in body temperature with fever affect the metabolic rate?
a. It does not change the metabolic rate.
b. It increases the metabolic rate by 7% per degree Fahrenheit above normal.
c. It increases the metabolic rate by 14% per degree Fahrenheit above normal.
d. It decreases the metabolic rate by 7% per degree Fahrenheit above normal.
Ans: b. It increases the metabolic rate by 7% per degree Fahrenheit above normal.
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