Organisms maintain dynamic homeostasis through behavioral and physiological mechanisms. Which of the following statements is an accurate explanation of a negative feedback mechanism used by animals to regulate body temperature?A) Squirrels are able to cool themselves during warmer months by producing more brown fat, which contains abundant mitochondria and a rich blood supply. B) Desert jackrabbits have unusually large ears that serve as solar heat collectors to enable them to maintain their body temperatures. C) A ground squirrel's hypothalamus detects changes in environmental temperatures and responds by activating or suppressing metabolic heat production. D) A goldfish slows its movements when the water temperature is lower.

Organisms maintain dynamic homeostasis through behavioral and physiological mechanisms. Which of the following statements is an accurate explanation of a negative feedback mechanism used by animals to regulate body temperature? C) A ground squirrel's hypothalamus detects changes in environmental temperatures and responds by activating or suppressing metabolic heat production

Explanation:

The temperature-regulating center of vertebrate animals is located in the hypothalamus. A ground squirrel's in there detects changes in environmental temperatures and responds by activating or suppressing metabolic heat production. Maintenance of homeostasis usually involves negative feedback loops.

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