“Organisms may be conformers or regulators”. Explain this statement and give one example of each.

Chhaya Patil · 07th Sep 2019 .

Godavari Sindhe · 07th Sep 2019 .

Organisms may be conformers or regulators.Conformers are the organisms that have following characteristics:

(i) Aconstantinternalenvironmentorhomeostasis is absent in them.

(ii) Their body temperature changes according to that of the environment.

(iii) Osmotic concentration of body fluids varies according to that of external medium.

(iv) They consume lesser amount of energy.

(v) They have a narrow range of distribution.

(vi) They are less active. Example : Asterias

Regulators are the organisms that have following characteristics:

(i) They possess homeostasis.

(ii) They maintain their body temperature.

(iii) The body fluids have a fixed osmotic concentration.

(iv) They consume large amount of energy.

(v) They have a wide range of distribution.

(vi) They are more active. Example : Human beings