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Question

The temperature of the human body:

  1. decreases in winters
  2. increases in summers
  3. neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers
  4. increases in winters

Answer:

Option C: neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “neither decreases in winters nor increases in summers”.

The human body has mechanisms in place to regulate its internal temperature (around 98.6°F or 37°C) to maintain a relatively constant temperature regardless of external environmental conditions.