Ectothermic (Crossword clue)

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• Animals that control body temperature through external means
• Able to maintain a constant body temperature with an external heat source
• (ek″to-thur´mik) pertaining to or characterized by ectothermy
• Animals are those that use external influences to control their body temperature
• Animals that cannot regulate their body temperature relative to the environment
• Cold blooded. Ectothermic animals source their body heat from their surroundings
• Describes organisms that must rely on sources of heat outside their own bodies to keep warm
• An organism that's body temperature is determined by it's environment and not regulated internally
• Capable of maintaining body temperature by gaining outside heat outside itself (Morris 1992)
• Ectotherms are animals whose internal temperature changes with the environment (they are cold-blooded)