Temperature Regulation in Animals
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Amphibians and reptiles are often called “______ animals

cold-blooded

Mammals and birds, in contrast, are often called “______ blooded”

warm

While it is true that birds and mammals can remain relatively warm regardless of the ambient temperature, it is not true that amphibians and reptiles are systematically ______ than their feathery and furry relatives

colder

In fact, a lizard basking in the sun can have a body temperature much higher than a ______

<p>mammal</p> Signup and view all the answers

The key difference between birds and mammals on one hand and amphibians and reptiles on the other is not the temperature of the body (or the blood), but where the heat comes from and how much body temperature ______ over time

<p>varies</p> Signup and view all the answers

Amphibians and reptiles are often called “______ animals”

<p>cold-blooded</p> Signup and view all the answers

While it is true that birds and mammals can remain relatively warm regardless of the ambient temperature, it is not true that amphibians and reptiles are systematically ______ than their feathery and furry relatives

<p>colder</p> Signup and view all the answers

In fact, a lizard basking in the sun can have a body temperature much higher than a ______

<p>mammal</p> Signup and view all the answers

Mammals and birds, in contrast, are often called “______ blooded”

<p>warm</p> Signup and view all the answers

The key difference between birds and mammals on one hand and amphibians and reptiles on the other is not the temperature of the body (or the blood), but where the heat comes from and how much body temperature ______ over time

<p>varies</p> Signup and view all the answers

Amphibians and reptiles are often called “______ animals”

<p>cold-blooded</p> Signup and view all the answers

If you take a lizard and measure how fast it can run at different temperatures, and then plot running speed as a function of body ______

<p>temp</p> Signup and view all the answers

This dichotomy is somewhat misleading because while it is true that birds and mammals can remain relatively warm regardless of the ambient temperature, it is not true that amphibians and reptiles are systematically ______ than their feathery and furry relatives

<p>colder</p> Signup and view all the answers

The key difference between birds and mammals on one hand and amphibians and reptiles on the other is not the temperature of the body (or the blood), but where the heat comes from and how much body temperature ______ over time

<p>varies</p> Signup and view all the answers

In fact, a lizard basking in the sun can have a body temperature much higher than a ______

<p>mammal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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