Question

The following graph represents the organismic response to certain environmental condition (e.g. temperature):
(i) Which one of these, 'a' or 'b', depicts conformers?
(ii) What does the other line graph depict?
(iii) How do these organisms differ from each other with refernce to homeostasis ?

Answer 1

1. (i) From the given graph, line a depicts a conformer or a cold-blooded animal.

(ii) The other line depicts a warm-blooded animal

(iii) Cold-blooded animals have the ability to change or synchronize their internal temperature with that of the environment, while warm-blooded animals do not. Hence, warm-blooded animals maintain a homeostatic environment inside their bodies with little or no changes as per the environmental conditions, while conformers do not.