The thermal neutral zone (TNZ) is
A) range of environmental temperatures when the animal does not need to expend large amounts of energy on thermoregulation.
B) the body temperatures which an animal maintains while at its basal metabolic rate.
C) the range in environmental temperatures where mechanisms involving insulation are sufficient.
D) two of these.
E) all of these.
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