A student claimed that anoles are endotherms. Which of the following explains why this claim is incorrect? Anoles are:
\nA. Incorrect. The passage stated that anoles are reptiles, not amphibians. Reptiles are ectotherms (cold-blooded animals that primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature), not endotherms (warm-blooded animals that primarily generate heat from internal metabolic processes to maintain body temperature).
B. Incorrect. The passage stated that anoles are reptiles, not amphibians. Reptiles are ectotherms (cold-blooded animals that primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature).
C. Incorrect. The passage stated that anoles are reptiles. Reptiles are ectotherms (cold-blooded animals that primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature), not endotherms (warm-blooded animals that primarily generate heat from internal metabolic processes to maintain body temperature).
D. Correct. The passage states that anoles are reptiles, not amphibians. The student claimed that reptiles are endotherms (warm-blooded animals that primarily generate heat from internal metabolic processes to maintain body temperature). However, reptiles, including anoles, are ectotherms (cold-blooded animals that primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature).
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Figure 1 shows, for each anole species, the average perching height in a habitat.
\nFigure 1\nTable 2 lists the number of times each of Behaviors 1–4Behaviors 1 through 4 was displayed by the anoles in a habitat. Green anoles display Behaviors 1–3Behaviors 1 through 3 only; brown anoles display Behavior 4 only.
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