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What are homeotherms? Give Example.


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Homeotherms:

  1. Thermoregulation refers to an organism's capacity to maintain a consistent body temperature despite large differences in ambient temperature.
  2. Homeotherms are organisms that keep their body temperature constant, usually higher than the ambient temperature.
  3. They maintain constant body temperature by metabolic activity.

Examples of homeotherms:

  1. Mammals
  2. Birds

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