Advantages and disadvantages of ectotherms

 

Advantage of ectotherms

1. Low food consumption since it is not used to maintain body temperature.
2. Bodies are less affected by wide environmental temperature variation

Disadvantage of ectotherms

1. Low Basal metabolic rates
2. Slow response to stimuli
3. Limited ecological niches since they cannot survive in extreme temperature changes.

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