Question

Consider the following four conditions (a - d) and select the correct pair of them as adaptation to environment in desert lizards.

The conditions are:

(p) Burrowing in soil to escape high temperature

(q) Losing heat rapidly from the body during high temperature

(r) Bask in sun when temperature is low

(s) Insulating body due to thick fatty dermis

• A. (a), (b)
• B. (c), (d)
• C. (a), (c)
• D. (b), (d)

Answer 1

The correct option is C

(a), (c)

Desert lizards, that are reptiles have many different adaptations that allow them to live in deserts, avoiding extremes in aridity, heat, or cold. The animals may be active only in certain seasons and at favorable times of the day. Many use the environment to actively regulate their body temperatures, like burrowing deep inside the sand and slowing metabolic activities to escape high temperature and basking in the sun when temperature is low.