![Advantages and disadvantages of ectotherms Advantages and disadvantages of ectotherms](https://digitalteachers.co.ug/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bbosa-Science.png)
Advantages and disadvantages of ectotherms
Advantage of ectotherms
- Low food consumption since it is not used to maintain body temperature.
- Bodies are less affected by wide environmental temperature variation
Disadvantage of ectotherms
- Low Basal metabolic rates
- Slow response to stimuli
- Limited ecological niches since they cannot survive in extreme temperature changes.
CATEGORIES General
TAGS Dr. Bbosa Science