Question
Distinguish between the following:
Ectotherms and Endotherms
Ectotherms and Endotherms
✓
Answer
| Ectotherms | Endotherms | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ectotherm are those animals that does not have the ability to produce sufficient internal metabolic heat to maintain a constant body temperature. | Endotherms are animals which can generate and maintain heat within its body independently of the environmental temperature. |
| 2. | All animals except mammals and birds are ectotherms, and are often described as being cold-blooded animals. | Mammals and birds are endotherms and are often described as homoiotherms or warm-blooded animals. |
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