A Lizard Lives in a Desert Environment Where the Temperature

Multiple Choice

A lizard lives in a desert environment where the temperature is low at night and high during the day. What might this animal do to maintain the most stable body temperature?

A) Stay in a burrow during the night and shuttle between the sun and shade on the surface during the day
B) Stay on the surface during the night and move to a burrow during the day
C) Increase metabolism and heat production during the night and decrease it during the day
D) Decrease metabolism and heat production during the night and increase it during the day.
E) Move into a state of hypothermia during the night and a state of torpor during the day.