Temperature plays a crucial role in influencing animals and plants, affecting their adaptations and biochemical processes. Animals are classified based on their ability to regulate body temperature, with terms like poikilotherm and homeotherm being redefined as ectothermy and endothermy. Ectotherms

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Ectotherms regulate body temperature externally, relying on environmental heat sources, while endotherms produce heat internally. Ectotherms like reptiles and fish have advantages such as lower metabolic rates and food requirements, while endotherms like birds and mammals have higher energy needs du

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