Researchers Have Found That King Penguin Chicks Can Drop the Temperature

question 130

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found that king penguin chicks can drop the temperature of their internal organs by more than 15°C but then maintain the lower temperature metabolically.These birds can therefore be characterized as

• A) varitherms.
• B) endotherms.
• C) pyrotherms.
• D) heterotherms.
• E) ectotherms.

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