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What helps fish and reptiles regulate their body temperature physically and behaviorally?
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Fish and reptiles both regulate their body temperature behaviorally by going to areas where the temperature fits their biochemical needs, eg. sunning on rocks to raise temperature, etc.
Some fish and reptiles also hibernate when temperatures get too cold.
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Are reptiles warm or cold boold?
No they are not - they are 'cold-blooded' in that they cannot regulate their own body temperature.
If the outdoor temperature increases by 10c what will happen to a reptiles body temperature?
Reptiles are cold blooded and require the atmospheric heat to regulate their internal body temperature. If the outside temperature were to decrease by 20 c the internal temperature of the reptile would decrease 20C.
Is internal temperature regulation a characteristic of reptiles?
No, it isn't. They don't have any ability to regulate their own body temperature - they rely on an external source to raise their temperature to a suitable level.
Why do reptiles have to bask in the sun to warm themselves?
Reptiles are cold blooded, meaning they rely on their environment to provide warmth and cooling to regulate their internal temperatures. Sunlight also gives off ultraviolet light which the reptiles need to metabolize calcium and maintain health.
Is a snake cold blood?
Snake blood can be cold or warm depending on the ambient temperature. Snakes are ectothermic, and they rely on external heat and cold to regulate their body temperature.
How do reptiles regulate their body temperature?
They don't. That is why they hibernate and lay out in the sun.
Name the form of behavior that allows reptiles to regulate body temperature?
sunbathing
Are all reptiles endothermic?
No, they are all ectothermic - they don't have the facility to regulate their own temperature as mammals can - and rely on the ambient temperature of their surroundings for warmth. However - female reptiles can raise their temperature by 'shivering' when they're incubating eggs.
What is the Temperature of a Burmese Python?
Burmese pythons are reptiles, and therefore cannot regulate their body temperature as we can. Their body temperature depends entirely on their environment.
What are poikolothermic animals?
it is an animal that's body temperature varies according to the temperature of its surroundings mainly fish and reptiles, it does not apply to birds or mammals as they are able to regulate there body temperature, were as reptiles for example will be the temperature of there surrounding this is why they have to bask in the sun to get warm.
What category of animal is a turtle?
They are all reptiles, so reptiles and amphibians, as the two groups are usually lumped together.
What make reptiles distinctive?
Reptiles are cold blooded (cannot regulate body temperature) animals. Reptiles are vertebrates (with a backbone). Their bodies are covered with scales or scutes. They lay eggs. Reptiles skin is tough, rough and scaly.
Why is a reptiles body temperature always the same as that of it's surroundings?
They're cold-blooded and can't regulate it themselves
Are reptiles warm or cold boold?
No they are not - they are 'cold-blooded' in that they cannot regulate their own body temperature.
Are reptiles homeothermic?
Reptiles are poikilothermic, poikilothermic means that they can not regulate heat internally.This is why they are cold blooded and need to bask in the sun regularly to maintain body temperature
If the outdoor temperature increases by 10c what will happen to a reptiles body temperature?
Reptiles are cold blooded and require the atmospheric heat to regulate their internal body temperature. If the outside temperature were to decrease by 20 c the internal temperature of the reptile would decrease 20C.
Is internal temperature regulation a characteristic of reptiles?
No, it isn't. They don't have any ability to regulate their own body temperature - they rely on an external source to raise their temperature to a suitable level.
