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Countercurrent heat exchange in penguins is a:
Options
A Behavioral adaptation
B Structural adaptation
C Physiological adaptation
Correct Answer
D Cultural adaptation
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Countercurrent heat exchange is a physiological adaptation involving the arrangement of blood vessels to conserve heat through internal thermal regulation.

Hint

Recall which category involves internal functional mechanisms.

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