The pressure from sound waves makes the eardrum vibrate.
The vibrations are transmitted further into the ear via three bones in the middle ear : the hammer (malleus), the anvil (incus) and the stirrup (stapes).
Viruses lack the properties of living things:
1. They have no energy metabolism
2. They do not grow
3. They do not respond to stimuli
4. They do not reproduce independently- they have to replicate by invading living cells.
An ectotherm gets its heat from external sources
(Remember "ecto" means outer, "endo" means inner)
