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Oxygen consumption tends to increase when the A. Concentration of oxygen in inspired air rises. B. Metabolic rate falls. C. Body temperature rises. D. Environmental temperature falls. E. After a meal is ingested.

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A. False The concentration of oxygen in the air breathed is not a determinant of oxygen consumption.

B. False It rises; metabolic rate is the prime determinant of oxygen consumption. 

C. True This increases metabolic rate by increasing the rate of cellular metabolism. 

D. True More thermogenesis is required to maintain body temperature. 

E. True Due to the specific dynamic action of the food, particularly protein.



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