Thermoregulation and Energy Budgets
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Thermoregulation
the process by which organisms maintain an internal temperature within a tolerable range
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Energy budgets
the balance of energy intake
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Metabolic rate
the amount of energy an organism uses per unit of time
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Endothermic
describing organisms that generate most of their body heat through internal metabolism
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Basal metabolic rate (BMR)
the metabolic rate of a resting endotherm at a comfortable temperature
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Ectothermic
describing organisms that rely on external heat sources to regulate body temperature
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Bioenergetics
the study of how organisms acquire energy
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Standard metabolic rate (SMR)
the metabolic rate of a resting ectotherm at a specific temperature
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