NEET BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION

KINGDOM ANIMALS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Reptiles must live in a climate where they can use the sun to keep warm. This means they are ____
A
cold-blooded
B
warm-blooded
C
invertebrates
D
bioluminescent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reptiles are cold-blooded, or ectothermic, animals. This means that they cannot produce heat in their own bodies, and have to rely on their surroundings to keep warm. This is why most reptiles are found in hot or warm climates. Reptiles often bask in the sun to get warm.

Detailed explanation-2: -Reptiles are cold-blooded, so most of these animals live where it’s warm. Cold-blooded animals don’t necessarily have cold blood. It just means that the temperature of their blood changes with the temperature where they live. Lizards like to sit around on hot rocks to warm up their blood and speed up their bodies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most reptiles today are cold-blooded, meaning their body temperature is determined by how warm or cold their surroundings are.

Detailed explanation-4: -As cold-blooded animals, reptiles rely on external heat sources for thermoregulation. Being in their POTR affects a reptile in all aspects of their daily life. It can impact their appetite in that the cooler they are, the lower their metabolism will be.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cold blooded animal-The animals which are having a body temperature varying with that of the environment. Example:fishes and reptiles. Warm blooded animal-The animals which maintain a constant body temperature, typically above that of the surroundings. Suggest Corrections.

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