Body Temperature Control Control of body temperature is important for maintaining homeostasis, particularly in areas where temperature varies widely with time of day and with season.
- An ectotherm is an animal whose regulation of body temperature depends mostly on its relationship to sources of heat outside its body. Most reptiles, invertebrates, fishes, and amphibians are ectothermic.
- An endotherm is an animal whose body temperature is regulated, at least in part, using heat generated by its body. Birds and mammals are endothermic.
5. List three features that animals need in order to control their body temperature.
