The purpose of this lab was to compare and contrast endotherms and ectotherms. The metabolism rates of both types of animals were measured using the idea that rate of carbon dioxide relates proportionally to the rate of metabolism.
The factors in the environments were changed to see how each animal responded.
The data and results observed showed that endotherms and ectoderms metabolic rates are different and do respond to change in temperatures and certain factors in their environment and that they have different ways of adapting to these changes.
The investigation was a study of thermoregulation in animals. This is the maintenance of body temperature within in a range that enables cells to function efficiently. In this case, the study was on the influence of temperature on metabolic rate. This is the total amount of energy an animal uses in a unit of time. Endotherms and Ectotherms respond to change in temperature differently.
All animals lose or gain heat in four physical processes. These are conduction which is the direct transfer of heat form the environment to the body surface, convection or the transfer of heat by movement of air or liquid across a body, radiation or the emission of e
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