Answer:
Fever c) is regulated by chemicals that reset the body's thermostat to a higher setting
Explanation:
Fever is a high body temperature and is one of the ways our immune system attempts to combat an infection. It is also referred to as pyrexia and it could be more than between 37.2 and 38.3 °C (99.0 and 100.9 °F) in humans, there is not a single agreed-upon upper limit. <em>Temperature is regulated in the hypothalamus.</em> Fever helps your immune system fight infections by speeding up the functioning of cells and it makes it harder for bacteria and viruses to thrive in the body.
Answer:
To show the flow of energy through ecosystems, food chains are sometimes drawn as energy pyramids. Each step of the pyramid represents a different trophic level, starting with primary producers at the bottom. The width of each step represents the rate of energy flow through each trophic level.
Explanation:
The Kidneys.
The plasma passes through the kidney where it is filtered, a special filtration unit called "glomeruli" and then excreted as a low molecular weighted product into the urine. The purpose of our urine is to secrete waste products from the body. So you can see how the glomerular filtration mechanism of the kidneys plays a major role in the function of our bodies. The primary function of our kidneys is to filter out all the "bad stuff" in lamest terms.
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