Question

Is crocodile a homeotherm?

Answer 1

Homeotherms:

1. Homeotherms are organisms that maintain their body temperature under the influence of variable environmental conditions.
2. They do so by metabolic activities, sweating, shivering, etc.
3. They are also called warm-blooded organisms.
4. Mammals, birds, and amphibians are examples of homeotherms.

Crocodiles:

1. Poikilotherms are organisms that cannot maintain their internal body temperature.
2. They can survive within a wide range of internal body temperatures.
3. They adapt to environmental conditions through behavioral changes such as basking and burrowing.
4. Example - reptiles, fishes.
5. Crocodiles are cold-blooded animals or poikilotherms.
6. They are the only reptiles that have a four-chambered heart.