What are zeitgebers (German for "time-givers")? Choose the correct option

A) Cellular mechanisms that serve as internal biological clocks
B) Free running biological clocks
C) Environmental cues that help biological clocks become entrained to the 12-hour day-night cycle and the 24-hour day
D) Fluctuations in physiological functions with circadian rhythms


Ans: C

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