AP BIOLOGY

HEREDITY

MUTATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A desert animal with extra thick fur/hair would be ____
A
Harmful
B
Neutral
C
Beneficial
D
Happy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sheep, yak, bear, wolf, etc., are some examples of animals having thick fur.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some desert mammals, such as camels, use dense fur to prevent solar heat from reaching their skin, allowing the animal to stay cool; a camel’s fur may reach 70 °C (158 °F) in the summer, but the skin stays at 40 °C (104 °F). Aquatic mammals, conversely, trap air in their fur to conserve heat by keeping the skin dry.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thick fur protects the animals from extreme cold during the winter months. Examples: yaks, bears, mountain goats, snow leopards, etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -1.13 Blackbuck Adaptation in desert animals 4.1 Deserts are characterized by severe scarcity of water. Hence, desert animals have a thick skin to prevent loss of water from the body Their legs are long with flat and cushioned soles.

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