Biology Question

Jacob_Arulandu

If lizards also lower their metabolic rate, how can we not contribute that as a way that they lower their body temperature?

Ae-Ri

Hi Jacob. If you could either include the whole question or a reference to which resource this is coming from next time, it would be helpful for us to reference, thanks. Currently, your screenshot only shows the answer choices.

I'm familiar with this particular question though, so I did look it up. We're told in the passage that reptiles can't sweat, so if they're hot, they lower their metabolic rates, but there's a certain minimum that the organism needs to live. An organism that can proactively regulate their body temperature by employing strategies like sweating are much more able to survive high temperatures.

Ae-Ri

Hi Jacob. If you could either include the whole question or a reference to which resource this is coming from next time, it would be helpful for us to reference, thanks. Currently, your screenshot only shows the answer choices.

I'm familiar with this particular question though, so I did look it up. We're told in the passage that reptiles can't sweat, so if they're hot, they lower their metabolic rates, but there's a certain minimum that the organism needs to live. An organism that can proactively regulate their body temperature by employing strategies like sweating are much more able to survive high temperatures.