PPT-Ectotherms & Endotherms

Learning Objective Success Criteria Know about endotherms amp ectotherms Describe the physiological and behavioural responses that maintain a constant core body temperature in ectotherms. the physical process that maintains a stable internal environment. . . (example: body temperature). Endotherms. animals that can generate & regulate their own body heat.. Their . body temperature. Nocturnal. (Example). Diurnal. Crepuscular. Hibernation. Migration. Estivation. EQ: How do . ectotherms. & endotherms maintain homeostasis (a stable internal temperature)?. Pg. 71. Cornell notes. BY: Abel . Tarango-Prieto. . ChunWoo. Kang. April 24, 2010. Introduction. Homeostasis according to the Oxford Medical dictionary is the process by which the internal systems of the body are maintained at an equilibrium despite an external fluctuating environment. . Featured scientists: Caroline Williams & Andre . Szejner. . Sigal. , University of California, Berkeley & Nikki Chambers, Biology Teacher, West High School, Torrance, CA. In the cold, insects and other ectotherms enter a reversible cold coma (chill coma). 26.1 Amniotes. The amniotic sac contains everything an embryo needs to grow.. some develop inside mother’s body. some develop inside a tough, . semipermeable. . shell. The amniotic egg allowed vertebrates to reproduce on land. Ectothermy. Relative to Endothermy. Ectotherms:. Definition:. “ . These are organisms which control. their body temperature through external. means”.. Hibernation refers to a season of heterothermy characterized by low body-temperature, slow breathing and heart-rate, and low metabolic rate.. It most commonly occurs during winter months. . Some hibernating animals include .