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If You Were to Take the Temperature of Everyone in Class

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If you were to take the temperature of everyone in class, assuming no one is sick, you would find that not everyone has a temperature of 98.6°F. Which statement below best explains your findings?


A) If the subject is not at 98.6°F then he or she is in a disease state
B) Most regulated variables, such as temperature, fluctuate continuously and oscillate about the set point due to negative feedback control.
C) An error signal has occurred and a positive feedback response has put the persons in question out of the normal range of function.
D) The measuring instrument is not working properly; everyone has a set point of 98.6°F.
E) Their temperature is no doubt higher than 98.6°F because a positive feedback loop has increased the subjects' metabolism.

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