Consider the following four conditions (i-iv) and select the correct pair of them as an adaptation to the environment in the desert lizards. The conditions i. Burrowing in the soil to escape high temp

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Consider the following four conditions (i-iv) and select the correct pair of them as an adaptation to the environment in the desert lizards. The conditions
i. Burrowing in the soil to escape high temperatures.
ii. Losing heat rapidly from the body during high temperatures.
iii. Bask in the sun when the temperature is low.
iv. Insulating body due to the thick fatty dermis.

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Desert lizards lack the physiological ability to cope up with the high temperatures. Hence, they have to manage by showing certain behavioral activities. Burrowing in the soil when the temperature is high and basking in the sun when the temperature is low are shown as adaptation.

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