The metabolic rate of an endotherm _____ at low environmental temperatures while the metabolic rate

of an ectotherm _____ at low environmental temperatures



a. falls; rises
b. falls; falls
c. rises; falls
d. rises; rises
e. it depends on the particular endotherm or ectotherm, so all of these are possible


C

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