JAMB - Biology (2010 - No. 27)
I. Adoption of appropriate nocturnal habits ll. Burrowing lll. Adjusting their internal body temperature. IV Possession of many sweat pores.
Which of the above are ways in which desert animals adapt to extreme heat of the environment?
Which of the above are ways in which desert animals adapt to extreme heat of the environment?
I and IV only
ll and lll only
l and ll only
l, ll and lll only
Explanation
III & IV are considered invalid because some desert animals are poikilotherm.
Poikilotherm or cold blooded animals are the animals (without sweat pores) whose body temperature vary with the temperature of the environment.
e.g Amphibians and reptiles are poikilothermic animals.
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