Question

This alligator is cold blooded. When it is cold, the alligator looks for a warm place to lay, like an the sand or a rock warmed by the sun. How does the sand or the rock warm the alligator

Answer 1

The correct answer is A direct contact or conduction

Answer 2

Alligators are unable to regulate their body temperatures internally as humans and other warm-blooded animals do. If an alligator wants to warm up, it has to find a sunny spot. Because the alligator also lacks sweat glands, it cools off by opening its mouth, finding a shady spot or going for a swim.

The scutes contain blood vessels and as the sun warms the surface of the skin, the blood running through the scutes is warmed and distributed throughout the rest of the body, heating the alligator.