Advantages and disadvantages of ectotherm

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 ectotherm

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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