Which of the following features adapt penguins to live in extremely cold conditions?

White colour, thick skin and less fat.

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Thin skin, large eyes and white fur.

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White colour, thick skin and lot of fat.

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White body, paws for swimming and gills for respiration.

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Solution

The correct option is C White colour, thick skin and lot of fat.
Penguins have white and black colour body. The lower part is white in colour which merges with the colour of snow. They have thick skin and fat deposited under the skin called blubber, because of all these adaptation penguins keep themselves warm in extremely cold climate. Thus, the correct option is C.

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