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Warm-blooded animals respond to higher temperatures by?

having a slower rate of metabolism-novanet


Warm-blooded animals respond to higher tempertrue by?

sweating or some other means of lowering their body temp.


Why cold blooded animal usually have higher proportions of unsaturated fatty acids compared warm blooded animals?

Cold-blooded animals, or ectotherms, often have higher proportions of unsaturated fatty acids in their membranes to maintain fluidity at lower temperatures. Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds that create kinks in the fatty acid chains, preventing them from packing tightly together and ensuring that the membranes remain flexible. This flexibility is crucial for cellular function and membrane integrity in varying and often cooler environmental conditions. In contrast, warm-blooded animals (endotherms) can maintain higher body temperatures, allowing for a greater proportion of saturated fatty acids, which provide stability at those higher temperatures.


Are seabirds coldblooded?

All species of bird are warm blooded animals. This means that they can regulate their body temperature, an important aspect considering that the higher levels of the atmosphere have low temperatures.


Are wolfs cold blooded?

No a wolf is not a cold blooded animal. Wolves are mammals and they are warm-blooded. A warm blooded animal Will have a body temperature that is higher than its surrounding environment. Warm blooded animals are mainly mammals and birds. The wolf would not be a cold blooded animal. Cold blooded animals have a body temperature which reflects the environmental temperature. Cold blooded animals are mainly invertebrates, Fish, reptiles and amphibians.


How cold are cold blodded animals?

It all depends on the animal, generally speaking a cold blooded animal is the same temp as it's surroundings. For example if we're talking about a fish and the water is 40f then typically so is the fish's temp.


Is a monkey warm blooded?

All species of primates are warm-blooded.


What is cold blooded animal?

There are many animals that are ectotherms (the term cold-blooded is not used as frequently because their blood temperature can often be much higher than that of other animals). These animals include; insects, reptiles, amphibians and fish.


Difference between warm blood and cold blood?

Warm-blooded animals can regulate their body temperature internally, maintaining a relatively constant temperature regardless of the external environment. Cold-blooded animals, on the other hand, rely on external sources of heat, like sunlight, to regulate their body temperature. This means that warm-blooded animals have a higher metabolic rate and tend to be more active in a wider range of environments compared to cold-blooded animals.


Why do warmblooded animals need to eat far more than cold-blooded animals?

Because warm blooded animals create thier own heat, hence in order to dessipitate the heat they eat more, in comparison to the cold blooded ones, as a result of which the heat is used up in the metabolisation of the food. However, the cold blooded animals take up heat from the surroundings and hence can regulate what amount of heat they actually require.


Is the gray wolf warm blooded or cold blooded?

Wolves are mammals, and all mammals are warm blooded. "hot blooded" isn't used in Biology, but is generally used for people who get angry and flare up easily.


Is a dog warm or cold blooded?

warm blooded