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Flashcards by Joanne Wills, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Joanne Wills
over 10 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Poikilotherm | organism that cannot regulate its body temperature |
| Homeotherm | organism that maintains its body temperature at a constant level |
| Thermoneutral zone | range of temperature in which a homeotherm can regulate its body temperature by adjusting heat loss |
| Temperature range of a cat | 38.1-39.2 |
| Temperature range of a dog | 37.9-39.9 |
| Precocial | born in an advanced state and able to feed itself almost immediately |
| Altricial | born in an undeveloped state and requires care and feeding by parents, needs nest |
| Hypothermia | heat loss exceeds capacity for heat production - abnormally low body temperature |
| Hyperthermia | heat production exceeds ability to lose heat - abnormally high temperature |
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