Question

While heat gain or heat loss is the function
of _______heat production is the function
of _______of the body of an animal.

1. Volume; Surface area

2. Surface area; Volume

3. Volume; Volume

4. Surface area; Surface area​

Answer 1

Answer:

volume and surface area

Answer 2

Answer:

Option 2 is the correct answer. Heat gain or heat loss is the function of surface area, heat production is the function of the volume of the body of an animal.

Explanation:

Animals that have a larger surface area relative to their volume, lose body heat very fast due to the cold environment outside. Every particle on the surface of an object is involved in the heat loss process.

The heat generated in animals is proportional to their body volume. Animals that have large body volumes produce more heat than small body volume animals.