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It is wintertime and your pet lizard has somehow escaped into the backyard. After much searching, you find him basking on a rock in the sun trying to keep warm.
-Which of the following processes is the lizard utilizing to reduce heat loss to the environment? I. conduction
II. evaporation
III. radiation
A)I only
B)II only
C)I and II
D)I and III
E)II and III

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The lizard is using conduction by sitting on the warm rock and radiation by basking in the sun to absorb heat. Evaporation would lead to heat loss, not heat gain.

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