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Warm-blooded - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In biology, a warm-blooded animal species is one whose members maintain thermal homeostasis; that is, they keep their body temperature at a roughly constant level, regardless of the ambient temperat...
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In contrast, we have known for several decades that fish and other "cold-blooded" animals maintain a significant population of stem cells into adulthood. These cells continue to divide and differentiate, forming the specific cell types that the retina needs to function correctly while it grows.
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Cold-blooded animals cannot generate their own body heat, but they do regulate it by changing their environment. Alligators and other reptiles often lie in the sun to warm themselves. On the other hand, they cool off by taking a dip in the water, moving into the sade of a rock or crawling into a burrow in the ground.
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1. Warm blooded animals have a constant ____ . 2. Cold-blooded animals' temperatures are controlled ____ . 3. A ____ is a good example of a cold-blooded animal. 4. A human's temperature is ____ . 5. A fish does have ____ . 6. Fish breathe with ____ . 7. A fish's temperature is ____ to his surroundings.
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Types of cold blood... ... Note: Cold-blooded animals are often seen sunning themselves to warm up. ... Search another word or see cold-blooded animals on Thesaurus | Reference...
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Wildlife Question: How Do Cold Blooded Animals Keep Warm In The Cold? Cold blooded animals as the name suggests maintain lower body temperatures. Thus, during winters they adopt a process called 'hibernation' ... Cold blooded animals as the name suggests maintain lower body temperatures. Thus, during winters they adopt...
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4 Temperature control in cold-blooded animals ... Both the terms "warm-blooded" and "cold-blooded" have fallen out of favor with scientists, because of the vagueness of the terms, and due to an increased understanding in this field. Body temperature types do not fall into simple either/or categories.
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