Ectotherms, Endotherms and Plants

Question 1

What is the definition of an ectothermic organism?

Answer 1

An organism that relies on the external environment to maintain their body temperature.
Sarah

Question 2

What is the difference between endot hermic and ectothermic organisms? Claire G

Answer 2

An endothermic organism is an animal whose heat is generated through it’s own metabolic activities, an ectothermic organism is an animal that depends on an external source, ie the environment.

Question 3

Define exothermic

Keenan & brooke

Answer 3

They are organisms that require heating from the outside. And have limited ability to control their temperature
E.g. snake & lizard

Question 4

Is a lizard a ectothem or endotherm?

Answer 4

Ectotherm

Question 5

Is a kangaroo an ectothem or endotherm

Answer 5

Endotherm

Question 6

What is ecothermic and endothermic

Answer 6

Ectothermic is dependent on an external source and endothermic rely on an internal sources such as metabolic activity (Amanda)

Question 7

What is the definition of an endothermic organism?

Answer 7

An organism that has the ability to control its internal body temperature despite the temperature of the ambient environment.
Sarah