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Which of the following animals are Homeotherms (warm blooded)?
a) birds                                   
b) animals
c) snakes                                 
d) both a and b

d

Explanation: bird and mammals have constant body temperature



Animals get heat by how many ways?
a) two 
b) three           
c) four
d) five

a

Explanation: 1. The chemical reactions of ingested nutrients and 2. External environment



Which of the following animals are likely independent of external source of heat?
a) poikilotherms         
b) Homeotherms
c) both a and b
d) none of these

b

Those animals which rely on heat derived from external environment are called…..
a) endotherms            
b) exotherm
c) ectotherms             
d) none of these

c

Explanation: ectotherm, any so called cold-blooded animal that is, any animal whose regulation of body temperature depends on external sources, such as sunlight or a heated rock surface. 



Those animals which rely on heat derived from chemical reaction inside the body are called……
a) endotherms           
b) exotherm
c) ectotherms              
d) none of these

a

Explanation: endotherm, so-called warm-blooded animals; that is, those that maintain a constant body temperature independent of the environment. 



Which of the following is/are the example/s of endotherms?
a) great white shark    
b) flying insects
c) birds and polar bear           
d) all of these

d

Explanation: these animals produce heat inside the body by metabolism



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