On a cold winter morning, a person waiting for the bus starts shivering. The muscles used in shivering produce extra heat that helps warm the body.

Shivering to warm up illustrates which characteristic of life?

A.
growth

B.
adaptation to environment

C.
getting energy

D.
homeostasis

Question

On a cold winter morning, a person waiting for the bus starts shivering. The muscles used in shivering produce extra heat that helps warm the body.
 
Shivering to warm up illustrates which characteristic of life?
 
 A.
growth
 
 B.
adaptation to environment
 
 C.
getting energy
 
 D.
homeostasis

anonymous · Answer

b

misssmartiez · Answer

http://www.brighthub.com/science/medical/articles/112024.aspx It could be D or B. Not energy because you wish to conserve and get HEAT. Growth has nothing to do with that.

misssmartiez · Answer

He can be trying to regulate his body temperature,

or to regulate and suit the environmental climate, it can go either way.

anonymous · Answer

B

anonymous · Answer

He is adapting to the cold
-cold to +warm

misssmartiez · Answer

I guess I could agree with you.

homeostasis usually goes to animals.