A lizard basking on a rock in the morning sun is demonstrating
- A. shivering thermogenesis
- B. behavioural thermoregulation
- C. chemical heat production
- D. evaporative cooling
Explanation
Since reptiles cannot raise temperature metabolically, they move between sun and shade to manage it. Behaviour is their thermostat, whereas mammals mostly adjust internally.
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