Q. Consider the following four conditions (a–d) and select the correct pair of them as adaptation to environment in desert lizards. (a) Burrowing in soil to escape high temperature (b) Losing heat rapidly from the body during high temperature (c) Bask in sun when temperature is low (d) Insulating body due to thick fatty dermis
A) (a), (b)
B) (c), (d)
C) (a), (c)
D) (b), (d)
Explanation
[Solution from source] Desert lizards cannot regulate body temperature physiologically, so they use behaviour: they bask in the sun when it is cold and burrow into the soil to escape midday heat. Rapid heat loss and thick fatty insulation are not their adaptations. Answer (3).
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