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O-LevelBiologyCoordination & Response5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q201 Mark

What are the responses to decreased body temperature?

Ashivering and vasoconstriction in blood vessels near the skin surface
Bshivering and vasodilation in blood vessels near the skin surface
Csweating and vasoconstriction in blood vessels near the skin surface
Dsweating and vasodilation in blood vessels near the skin surface

✓ Correct answer

A: shivering and vasoconstriction in blood vessels near the skin surface

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Coordination & Response, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 20.

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