alleryFrogs are poikilotherms because they
AHave body temperature varying with environment
BMaintain a fixed internal temperature always
CGenerate heat from brown fat tissue
DSweat to cool their body in summer
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Have body temperature varying with environment
Poikilotherms (cold-blooded) cannot maintain a constant internal temperature
it varies with the ambient temperature.
Frogs survive extremes by aestivation (summer sleep) and hibernation (winter sleep) in deep burrows.
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