Lesson 19: Biology B Homeostasis – Flashcards
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How do endocrine glands help the body maintain homeostasis
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They control body activities by releasing hormones into the blood
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The system that helps all others maintain homeostasis by transporting oxygen, nutrients, carbon dioxide, and wastes is the
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circulatory system
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One advantage to being an ectotherm is that an ectotherm
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needs less energy to maintain homeostasis
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A good way for a lizard to conserve it's body heat in cold, windy weather would be to
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retreat to an underground burrow
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An endotherm is an animal that
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regulates its body temperature partly by generating its own body heat
