Question

Animals that maintain internal body temperature using heat generated by their own metabolism are called

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Explanation:

The complete question is as follows :

Animals that maintain internal body temperature using heat generated by their own metabolism are called:

A)thermoregulators.

B)hibernators.

C)aerophiles.

D)endotherms.

E)dormants.

• An animal that is capable of maintaining a body temperature that is metabolically favorable for the organism is known as an endotherm.
• The body temperature is maintained by an endotherm by using its internal body capacity to generate heat rather than depending on the ambient temperature.
• Some of the mechanisms used by endotherms to maintain a suitable internal body temperature include shivering, uncouple oxidative phosphorylation, sweating, flushing, etc.
• The endotherms include birds and mammals.
• The ability to perform endothermy is owed to the presence of a large number of mitochondria that enables the organism to increase the rate of metabolism to generate heat as and when required.