The desert tortoise digs a burrow and hides in it during the day to stay cool, because of the extreme heat above ground. which characteristic of life does this behavior best illustrate?
a- response
b- metabolism
c- cellular organization
d- growth and development
(my guess is a)
which statement best illustrates how an organism maintains homeostasis?
a- parents pass their traits to their offspring.
b- female barn swallows mate with long-tailed males.
c- young hawks have different kinds of feathers than adult hawks.
d-desert pack rats are active at night to conserve water. (my guess is d)