Explain the meaning of the terms cold-blooded and warm-blooded (homeothermal).

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Cold-blooded animals Warm-blooded animals

These animals cannot maintain their body temperature. Their body temperature is regulated by the external environment. Animals whose body temperature is kept relatively constant by internal mechanisms.

E.g. Insects, Amphibians E.g. Birds, Mammals

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Cold-blooded animals	Warm-blooded animals
These animals cannot maintain their body temperature. Their body temperature is regulated by the external environment.	Animals whose body temperature is kept relatively constant by internal mechanisms.
E.g. Insects, Amphibians	E.g. Birds, Mammals