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Factors affecting heat loss from the body
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Factors affecting the rate of heat loss from the body I am being asked to carry out a practical investigation which considers the factors affecting heat loss from the body. The aim of this investigation is to look at the effect of size on temperature loss in warm-blooded animals. I am going to discover and learn more about the relationship between objects and the rate at which they loose heat. I will be using beakers in correspondence to animals during this investigation. I will also be applying my knowledge of homeostasis in correlation to what I discover. Homeostasis is the property of either an open system or a closed system, especially a living organism that regulates its internal environment so as to maintain a stable, constant condition. This need for constancy was recognised in the nineteenth century by Claude Bernard. He concluded: 'La fixité du milieu interieur est la condition...
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