Question

what protects the animals from adverse weather conditions​

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

All living organisms have the ability to adjust and adapt according to their surroundings. In the race of struggle for existence, all living organisms develop abilities to cope up with the adversity in their environment.

Among these adaptations, one is having a thick layer of fur over their bodies. Animals living in extremely cold climatic conditions have to protect themselves from the cold weather. So they have a thick layer of fur over them. As the layer of fur blocks the cold air and prevents it from reaching the animal's body, they will be protected against cold. Similarly, a thick layer of fat over their body also causes insulation and protects the animal from extreme cold. So, both of these are adaptations against cold.

Most of the animals exhibit a period of inactivation, where they are dormant are in a state of dormancy. Hibernation is the state of inactivity in the winter season. The animals are in a dormant state during winters and so they are protected against extreme environmental cold.

All these 3 options are characteristics of animals for adapting themselves against extreme cold.

A thin layer of hair over their bodies will not provide enough protection against environmental cold and so it is not a characteristic that protect them.

So, option C, 'A thin layer of fat' is the correct answer.