Refer to the graphs showing the results of an experiment in which researchers heated and cooled the hypothalamus of a mammal and determined its metabolic rates at different environmental (ambient) temperatures. In this experiment, the hypothalamic temperature provides
A) an error signal.
B) a set point.
C) an effector.
D) negative feedback.
E) homeostasis.

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Refer to the graphs showing the results of an experiment in which researchers heated and cooled the hypothalamus of a mammal and determined its metabolic rates at different environmental (ambient) temperatures.  In this experiment, the hypothalamic temperature provides
A) an error signal. 
B) a set point. 
C) an effector. 
D) negative feedback. 
E) homeostasis.

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The Answer of Refer to the graphs showing the results of an experiment in which researchers heated and cooled the hypothalamus of a mammal and determined its metabolic rates at different environmental (ambient) temperatures.  In this experiment, the hypothalamic temperature provides
A) an error signal. 
B) a set point. 
C) an effector. 
D) negative feedback. 
E) homeostasis.

Refer to the Graphs Showing the Results of an Experiment