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An organism that is dependent on external sources of body heat is called___.

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Cold-blooded animals are those animals whose body temperature fluctuates with the external temperature. Hence there are dependent on external sources of body heat. Cold-blooded animals are also knowns as ectotherms or poikilotherms, e.g. frogs, bears, etc.

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