Birds and mammals

organisms that produce most of their heat by metabolic reactions

temperature, pH, glucose, Hormones, salts, water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc

homeostasis is describe as the ability of an organism to maintain its internal environment (within the narrow limits that allow optimal cell functioning)

cold blooded animals

FALSE

warm blooded animals

emzymes can be disrupted by an environment that is too salty, too acidic, too basic, or too hot.

a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.

homeostasis is describe as the ability of an organism to maintain its internal environment (within the narrow limits that allow optimal cell functioning)

A positive feedback loop occurs in nature when the product of a reaction leads to an increase in that reaction.

A negative feedback loop occurs in biology when the product of a reaction leads to a decrease in that reaction.

animals whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as sunlight or a heated rock surface.