Ectothermic behavior is a type of behavioral mechanisms adopted by animals to regulate their body temperature by depending on the temperature of their environment or external source. These behavior is exhibited by animals that do not produce heat internally to regulate their body temperature, but rely on the external heat sources to maintain their body temperature, which is vital for the normal functioning of their body.
<em>Ectotherms or ectothermic organisms are organisms whose body temperature vary depending on the temperature of their immediate external environment. </em>
They are also referred to as cold blooded organisms and have varying biological mechanisms to cope with extremes which include being dormant during extreme temperatures, secreting heat-shock protein during heat stress and so on.
Explanation:If the value is not at the set point or is outside the normal range, the control center sends a signal to the effector. The effector is an organ, gland, muscle, or other structure that acts on the signal from the control center to move the variable back toward the set point.
