Question: ______ are warm blooded animals?
Options:
Fish
Mammals
Reptiles
Amphibians
🌡️ Warm-blooded Animals
✦ Warm-blooded mammals and birds are capable of generating their own body heat, even in cold environments.
✦ Body temperatures in warm-blooded animals remain constant, regardless of external conditions such as hot sun or bitter cold.
📌 Important Points
🐍 Reptiles
✦ Reptiles are ectothermic (cold-blooded) animals, meaning they cannot generate heat in their own bodies and must rely on the warmth of their environment to stay warm.
🦎 Herpetofauna ("Herps")
✦ Herpetofauna, or herps, includes both amphibians and reptiles.
✦ These animals are cold-blooded and lack an internal thermostat.
🐟 Fish
✦ Fish are cold-blooded vertebrates that live in water and breathe through gills.
✦ They have fins instead of legs.