Organisms That Sometimes Regulate Their Own Internal Temperatures, but Sometimes

question 82

Multiple Choice

Organisms that sometimes regulate their own internal temperatures, but sometimes allow their temperature to be determined by the environment, are called

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

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