11.6.1 - Thermoregulation
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What is thermoregulation?
💡 Hint: Think about how animals stay warm or cool.
Name one method humans use to lose heat.
💡 Hint: What happens on a hot day?
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What process maintains a stable internal body temperature?
💡 Hint: Which term describes keeping body temperatures steady?
True or False: Ectotherms generate their own body heat.
💡 Hint: Consider how different types of animals warm up.
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How would an endotherm's thermoregulation process be affected by extreme environmental summer temperatures?
💡 Hint: Consider how the body reacts to high temperatures.
Design an experiment to test the effectiveness of vasodilation vs. vasoconstriction in regulating body temperature.
💡 Hint: What are the expected outcomes of each mechanism?
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