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Ectothermic vertebrates are animals that cannot maintain their own internal body heat, and their body heat is a lot like their environments temperature. Oh and they have a backbone. On the other side, ENDOTHERMS CAN control their internal body heat and differ depending on their environment's temperature.
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∙ 14y agoNot exclusively; Most invertibrates are ectotherms, whereas only some vertibrates are ectotherms. We are vertibrates, and yet we are endotherms. Starfish are invertibrates, and are ectotherms. Snakes are vertibrates, and yet they are ectotherms. I can't think of any invertibrates that are not ectotherms, but there may be some. Basically, ectothermy is common among all of the different groups of animals. In fact, endothermy is only truly common among two groups; mammalia and aves.
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∙ 15y agoAny animal with a spine that is dependent on external sources of heat, such as a lizard
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∙ 11y agoAnimals that cannot maintain their own internal body heat.
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∙ 12y agosnakes lizerds alligators and crocdiles turtles
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∙ 13y agoyes a whal is
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Are leopard frogs endothermic vertebrates?
No. They are vertebrates, but Leopard frogs are ectothermic, not endothermic. All frogs are ectothermic, which is commonly referred to as 'cold-blooded'. Frogs are amphibians, and all amphibians are ectothermic, as are fish and reptiles. Their body temperature is dependent on external environmental conditions.
What ectothermic vertebrates with dry scaly skin that lay amniotic eggs?
Reptiles
Which vertebrates are endothermic vs ectothermic?
Fishes, amphibians and reptiles are ectothermic while mammals and birds are endothermic.
What are the five verebrates groups each called?
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Fish are ecothermic, aquatic vertebrates. Amphibians and reptiles are ectothermic vertebrates. Birds and mammals are endothermic vertebrates.
What classes of vertebrates are ectotherms?
Most members of class Amphibia are ectothermic , Class itself can't be ectothhermic .
What are warm-blooded or ectothermic vertebrates animals?
Ectothermic animals have an internal body temperature that changes with the temperature of its surroundings. A vertebrate is an animal with a backbone. A warmblooded animal has a constant internal temperature so WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS ARE NOT THE SAME AS ECTOTHERMS.
Is a rabbit a ectothermic vertebrate?
No. A rabbit is endothermic. "Endo" means "internal" and "therm" means "heat." A rabbit regulates its body temperature internally through its metabolism. Ectothermic vertebrates (colloquially known as "cold-blooded" vertebrates) use the external environment to regulate their temperature. For example, a snake (ectothermic) basks in the sun to stay warm and retreats under shade to stay cool. Rabbits and snakes are vertebrates because they have spines. An example of an invertebrate would be a jellyfish.
Are Blob fish endothermic or ectothermic?
they are ectothermic
Are anthropods ectothermic or endothermic?
Ectothermic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is a poodle ectothermic?
its ectothermic
Are newts ectothermic?
Newts are Ectothermic
Are newts endotherms or ectothermic?
newts are ectothermic
