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What enables mammals to live in colder environments than reptiles?
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∙ 11y ago
Fur and a layer of fat beneath mammals skin enables mammals to live in colder environments than reptiles because the amount of fur that covers a mammal's skin varies greatly like animal that live in cold region have more fur than animal that live in warmer environments.
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What adaptations enable birds to live in environments that are colder than those typically supporting reptiles?
Unlike reptiles, birds are endothermic. They also have feathers, which conserve heat.
Is a lizard homeostatic?
Lizards, like other reptiles, are not homeostatic in the way that mammals are; they get colder or warmer according to the temperature of their environment.
Does warmer or colder temperatures produce males in reptiles?
Its warmer temprature that reptiles produce males
What usually happens to reptiles when the temperature cool's?
While reptiles generally thrive in temperate and warmer climates, there are certain species that have adapted too much colder environments. Temperature can also determine whether a reptile is diurnal or nocturnal. In other words, temperature affects the eating habits of reptiles.
What is the age difference between Ice Tea and Coco?
There were more glaciers and a colder climate.
What do mammals have to keep warm?
Mammals fur tends to grow thicker when the weather becomes colder. Hope this helped! :)
Why are there more reptiles in warmer countries than colder countries?
because its nice and hot there
What major change in earth's climate favored the evolution of seed plants?
Earth's terrestrial environments colder and/or drier favored the evolution of seeds since seeds can withstand those environments.
Do you need to store bacon fat in the refrigerator?
Nope. But things do store longer and keep fresher in colder environments.
Which of the following changes in the composition of the plasmalemma would be most useful for an organism moving into colder environments?
add cholesterol
What type environment do sea otters live?
The Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) is adapted to an aquatic environment. As their name suggests, they are marine mammals, but unlike other marine mammals they rely on their incredibly thick fur to keep them warm--other marine mammals have blubber for the same purpose.
Do humans have the same average temperature as all other mammals?
No because most mammals live places warmer or colder than us so they have to have a temperature that copes with the climate they're in.
