Emperor penguins use a huddling behavior to conduct heat efficiently. Similarly, honeybees conduct heat within their hives by huddling together and then changing positions from the center of the huddle to the edges in order to keep heat circulating. When it is warm, however, the bees transport water into their hives and then beat their wings in order to make ________ cooling possible.

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Evaporative cooling is the process of reducing temperature by the evaporation of water. Honeybees use this method to cool their hives when it is warm. Convective cooling is the process of reducing temperature by air movement or circulation. While both conductive and convective may be used together in some cases, there is no indication in the passage that conductive cooling plays a role in honeybee hive temperature regulation. Isotonic refers to a solution with the same concentration of solutes as the cell, and is unrelated to cooling.

Emperor Penguins Use a Huddling Behavior to Conduct Heat Efficiently