Animal A weighs $100 \mathrm{~kg}$ and'is an endotherm. Animal B weighs $100 \mathrm{~kg}$ and is an ectotherm. Both are carnivores.

Which one needs to eat more often? Why?

Question

Animal A weighs $100 \mathrm{~kg}$ and'is an endotherm. Animal B weighs $100 \mathrm{~kg}$ and is an ectotherm. Both are carnivores.

Which one needs to eat more often? Why?

Accepted Answer

∻Answer∻ ⚹ Animal A, the endotherm, needs to eat more often. ⚹ ∻Solution∻ ‖ a ⋮ Metabolic rates: Endotherms maintain a constant body temperature through metabolic heat production, which requires more energy than the ectothermic strategy of relying on external temperatures. ‖ ‖ b ⋮ Energy requirements: The higher metabolic rate of endotherms means they require more frequent feeding to meet their energy needs compared to ectotherms of the same size. ‖ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ Metabolic rate differences between endotherms and ectotherms ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ Endotherms have higher metabolic rates to maintain body temperature, leading to greater and more frequent energy demands, thus requiring them to eat more often than ectotherms. ⚹◊What physiological differences between endotherms and ectotherms contribute to the frequency of their need for food?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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