Question

While you are riding the ski lift up to the top of the mountain on a very cold day you start to shiver involuntarily. You know that the shivering is your body attempt to help regulate your body temperature and is an example of what type of mechanism?a. Sensitivity b.evolutionary adaptationc. homeostasis d.energy utilization

Answer 1

Answer:

C. homeostasis

Explanation:

Homeostasis is a biological process through which a living organism adjust its body system in order to maintain a relatively stable internal environment in the face of unstable external environment of the organism.

When the temperature of the body drops as a result of a change in the external environment, shivering is triggered as an attempt to hike the body temperature.

The correct option is C.