Many animals increase the thickness of their pelage to deal with cold weather. S

Question

Many animals increase the thickness of their pelage to deal with cold weather. Say a fox with a body temperature of 40°C has a lower critical temperature of 15°C in the summer. How much thicker would the hair have to get to support the winter lower critical temperature of -10°C ?

a. The pelage would actually stay the same length, the fox just keeps it ruffled all the time.

b. The pelage would have to decrease in thickness by 1/2

c. The pelage would have to double in thickness

d. The pelage would have to quadruple in thickness

Explanation / Answer

At lower critical temperature of -10°C,

c.The pelage would have to double in thickness.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse M
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.