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cold blood animals are cold when they in cold temperature and hot when they are in hot temperature; they didn't need high amount of food to maintain their energy into fats. warm blood animals require high amount of food to convert energy into fats.

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Define cold blooded animals?

Cold-blooded animals, also known as ectotherms, are animals that rely on external sources to regulate their body temperature. Their internal temperature fluctuates based on the surrounding environment. Examples of cold-blooded animals include reptiles, amphibians, and most fish.


Why is an ectotherm not a coldblooded animal?

Ectotherms are cold blooded animals. Ectotherms are animals whose outside temperature conducts its inside temperature. That's why a pet lizard has a heat lamp. It has to stay warm by its outside temperature.


What additional information do you need to help you decide which animals definitely are warmblooded and coldblooded?

to find out in an easy way for u to now if the animals cold or warm blooded would be if they animal had live young and the mother fed it milk from her Brest the one animal that is a warm blooded animal but dose not have live young would be the the platypus it hatches eggs but still gives its young milk and a animal that is could blooded that gives signs of warm blooded animals would be sea horse and some sharks because they have live young well some shacks have live young


Animals whose body temperature changes with their environment?

Ah, what a delightful question! Animals whose body temperature changes with their environment are called ectotherms. These amazing creatures rely on external sources like the sun to regulate their body temperature. It's truly a beautiful example of how nature has different ways of helping animals thrive in their unique habitats.


Is there another word for a cold blooded animal?

The scientific term for a cold blooded animal is Poikilotherm it is also ectothermic

Related Questions

What advantage does a coldblooded animal have over a warmblooded animal?

Cold blooded animals can adapt to changing temperatures better.


Are the animals in a desert warm blooded?

i think all the animals in the desert are warmblooded because any coldblooded animal that is in a desert it wouldn't be alive but snakes live in the dessert and they are coldblooded


Define cold blooded animals?

Cold-blooded animals, also known as ectotherms, are animals that rely on external sources to regulate their body temperature. Their internal temperature fluctuates based on the surrounding environment. Examples of cold-blooded animals include reptiles, amphibians, and most fish.


How are freshwater animals different from saltwater animal?

because of cold blooded animals and warm blooded animals are different in the water.


What animal is a cold blooded creature that has babys?

Well snakes sometimes have live births depending what type they are but on a whole most coldblooded animals lay eggs.


How is a cold-blooded animal warmed?

a coldblooded animal, say like a lizard or a snake will lay out in the sun for warmth


Is a reptile a warmblooded animal?

Reptiles are coldblooded animals.


Which animal is cold -blooded?

Alligators and crocodiles as well as most lizards and snakes are cold blooded.


Why is an ectotherm not a coldblooded animal?

Ectotherms are cold blooded animals. Ectotherms are animals whose outside temperature conducts its inside temperature. That's why a pet lizard has a heat lamp. It has to stay warm by its outside temperature.


Is a mammal a coldblooded animal?

No, Mammals are all warm blooded. Reptiles and Amphibians are cold blooded, as are Sea Creatures (Salt & Fresh Water) that are not Mammals.


Is the birds a warm blooded animal or a cold blooded animal?

Birds are warm blooded animals...


What additional information do you need to help you decide which animals definitely are warmblooded and coldblooded?

to find out in an easy way for u to now if the animals cold or warm blooded would be if they animal had live young and the mother fed it milk from her Brest the one animal that is a warm blooded animal but dose not have live young would be the the platypus it hatches eggs but still gives its young milk and a animal that is could blooded that gives signs of warm blooded animals would be sea horse and some sharks because they have live young well some shacks have live young