Panting by an overheated dog achieves cooling by ________.
A) acclimatization
B) torpor
C) evaporation
D) hibernation
E) shivering

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Panting by an overheated dog achieves cooling by evaporation. As the dog pants, moisture in its breath evaporates, taking heat along with it and cooling the dog down. This is different from acclimatization, which involves a gradual adjustment to a new climate or environment, torpor, which is a state of reduced activity and metabolism, hibernation, which is a state of inactivity and reduced metabolism during winter, or shivering, which is a response to cold temperatures that generates heat through muscle contractions.

Panting by an Overheated Dog Achieves Cooling by ________