Somedesertanimalscansurvivethesummerheatanddrynessbecausetheyareveryunusual.Thecamelforexamplecanexperienceandbearanincreaseinthetemperatureofitsbodyanditsbloodof9twithoutanythingbadhappeningtoit.Inadditionitcandrinkalotofwateratonetime;thenstoreenoughwaterinpartsofitsbodytosupplyitsneedsfortwoweeksormore.Thekangarooratontheotherhandgetsallthewateritneedsfromwaterthatitpro?duceswhenitbreathes.Howevermostanimalsneedtomaintainafairlyconstantbodytemper?atureandwilldieifitrisesmorethan5^.Thereforetheyneedtofindsomewaytostayawayfromtheheatofthesummersun.Norcanmanyanimalseitherstoreorproducewaterintheirbodiesasthecamelandkangarooratcan.Sotheymustfindwaystokeeptheirbodiesfromlosingwaterbecauseoftheheat.
Becauseveryfewdesertanimalscansurvivethehightemperatureofatypicalsummerday,mostofthemareactiveonlyinthenight.Onlyafterthesunhassetdoesthedesertcomefullyto life.Thenightisrelativelycoolandthedarknessprovidesprotectionnotonlyfromthesunbutalsofromotheranimalsandfromthebirds.Sothecomingofdarknessisthesignalforthelargemajorityofanimalsandinsectstostartagaintheirsearchforwaterandfood.Whenmorn?ingcomes,mostofthemseekshelteragain:manygounderground;nearlyallfindsomedarkandcoolplacewheretheycankeepawayfromthesun'sheat.
Formanyspeciesofinsectslivinginthedesertiseasierthanforanimals.Likemanydes?ertplants,theyhaveawaterproofskinwhichpreventswaterlossbecauseofthehightempera?ture.Inadditionsomespeciesspendallormostoftheirlifebelowground.Hereformostoftheyearatleastthereissomemoistureanditisgenerallycoolerthanonthesurface.Inthecaseofants,onlyadultsleavetheundergroundnests,andtheydosoonlytogatherfoodortodefendthenestagainstattack.
( )1.Comparedwithotherdesertanimals,thecamelcanbear
A. averylowbodytemperature
B. onlyalittlechangeinbodytemperature
C. abigincreaseinbodytemperature
D. aconstantchangeinbodytemperature
( )2.Thekangarooratisdifferentfromotheranimalsinthat
A. itcanproducewaterthrough