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Animal Kingdom

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Animals having a built in thermostat to maintain constant body temperature are known as

  • biothermic

  • poikilothermic

  • oligothermic

  • homeothermic

Solution

D.

homeothermic

Homeothermic are the animals having a nearly uniform or constant body temperature. These animals are known as warm blooded animals, eg, birds, man.


Poikilothermic are those, having a variable temperature which fluctuates with that of environment. They are called the cold blooded animals, eg, reptiles, amphibians.

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