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← Nature & AnimalsIn marine mammals migrating to warmer waters, which adaptation results from insufficient blubber?
A)Increased cutaneous vasodilation and hypothermia✓
B)Decreased metabolic rate and torpor
C)Elevated shivering threshold and vasoconstriction
D)Enhanced countercurrent peripheral heat exchange
💡 Explanation
Excessive heat loss occurs because the *vasodilation* mechanism attempts to dissipate heat, due to insufficient insulation allowing core temperature to drop; therefore hypothermia results, rather than adaptive strategies like reduced metabolic rate.
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