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Adaptions In Ectothermic And Endothermic Animals To Extreme
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climates
First of all we need to understand what ectothermic and endothermic animals are.
Animals differ in their abilities to regulate body temperature (thermoregulation). We sometimes use the terms "cold-blooded" or "warm-blooded." Most reptiles feel cold to the touch, while mammals and birds of ....
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....e body temperature and environmental temperature for a cat (endotherm) and a lizard (ectotherm)
Also we need to clarify what is meant by an extreme climate. In this investigation I will be using two different climates, The Desert and The Arctic
When an endotherm is subjected to severe cold it is liable to lose heat energy but this can be counteracted in a number of ways;
„h It could raise the hairs into a more vertical position by the contraction of the erector pili muscle.... |
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