In experiments with Caenorhabditis elegans by Anderson and colleagues (2011),the relationship between physiological performance and temperature was measured.This type of measurement is termed a ________.
A) thermal regulation distribution
B) thermal fitness curve
C) thermal performance curve
D) reproductive success curve
E) behavioral fitness curve

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The term describing the relationship between physiological performance and temperature is a thermal performance curve. Choice A, thermal regulation distribution, does not accurately describe the measurement being taken. Choices D and E, reproductive success curve and behavioral fitness curve, are not relevant to the specific experiment being described. Choice B, thermal fitness curve, is not as accurate as thermal performance curve, which is the more commonly used term in scientific literature.

In Experiments with Caenorhabditis Elegans by Anderson and Colleagues (2011),the