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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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What is a Biological rhythm?

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It is a distinct pattern/change in body processes or behaviour in response to cyclical changes within the environment

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what are biological rhythms influenced by?

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internal body clocks and external cues

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what are internal body clocks also known as?

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endogenous pacemakers

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what are external cues also known as?

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exogenous zeitgebers

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an example of a exogenous zeitgebers?

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going to sleep when its dark and waking up when its light

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what is a circadian rhythm?

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consistent cyclical variations over a period of 24 hours

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examples of circadian rhythm?

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sleep/wake cycle
heart rate
metabolic rate
breathing rate
body temperature
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when do examples of circadian rhythm reach their mayximum values?

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late afternoon

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when do examples of circadian rhythm reach their minimum values

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the early hours of the morning

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What are infradian rhythms?

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occur less than once a day

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infradian rhythms occur on an

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annual basis

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whats an example of infradian rhythms?

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the menstrual cycle

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what are ultradian rhythms?

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have more then one complete cycle every 24 hours

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examples of ultradian rhythms?

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urination
bowel activity
appetite

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what are the most researched stages in humans?

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the sleep stages

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how many cycles do humans complete a night?

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five

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