Organisms That Depend Largely on External Sources of Heat to Maintain

question 43

Multiple Choice

Organisms that depend largely on external sources of heat to maintain body temperature are called

• A) homeothermic.
• B) endothermic.
• C) heterothermic.
• D) ectothermic.
• E) mesothermic.

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