Which term best describes an animal that, although generating a significant amount of heat through metabolism, does NOT maintain a constant body temperature?
A) homeothermic endotherm
B) heterothermic ectotherm
C) homeothermic ectotherm
D) heterothermic endotherm

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Heterothermic endotherms are animals that generate heat internally through metabolic processes but do not maintain a constant body temperature, allowing their body temperature to fluctuate with environmental conditions.

Which Term Best Describes an Animal That, Although Generating a Significant