Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 39
Practice objective / multiple choice question 39 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
A person with a body temperature of 37°C is in an environment of 5°C. Heat loss occurs at a rate Q_{loss}=k\,(T_{body}-T_{env}) kcal·h^{-1}, where k is a constant. The person's metabolic heat production is 80 kcal·h^{-1}. (a) Find the value of k that would make the person in thermal equilibrium. (b) If the actual k is 0.6 kcal·(°C·h)^{-1}, calculate the net heat gain or loss per hour.
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 39. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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