Question

Which of the following pairs belong to the category of cold blooded animals?

• A. frogs and snakes
• B. lizards and rats
• C. snakes and birds
• D. birds and monkeys

Answer 1

The correct option is A

frogs and snakes

Cold-blooded animals, do not regulate their body temperature. Their body temperature fluctuates, depending on the the temperature outside. For example, when the sun sets at night, their body temperature falls to the ambient temperature. And when the sun is out their bodies soak up the heat and become warmer. Reptiles, amphibians and fishes are cold-blooded animals or poikilotherms. In the options here, frogs are amphibians and snakes are reptiles. Birds, monkeys and rats however are homeotherms or warm-blooded animals.