Chapter 42 – The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation
72. Which of these is not a method used by ectotherms to affect body temperature?
Shivering is used by mammals to increase body heat when the hypothalamus detects a body
temperature below the set point. Although the behavior involves muscles, the outcome is not
movement but “wasted” energy in the form of heat. This is an example of nature reusing a
body structure for an additional purpose.
73. A scout troop sets out on a backpacking trip. Soon, an unexpected storm gets them
drenched, and the troop leaders discover that few boys have packed warm clothes. Several
scouts start shivering uncontrollably, a sign of hypothermia. The leaders call off the trip and
the group heads back to their cars. This shivering response was