Which of the following is a reaction by mammals to cold that limits the amount of heat lost to the

surroundings?



a. shivering
b. going off to lay alone so that others do not take their heat
c. pressing hair shafts close to the body
d. reducing blood flow to the skin
e. losing brown adipose tissue


D

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