Compare Animal Body Temperature Data

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Compare each animal with itself across conditions. A fairly stable temperature can fit internal heat regulation; a change with surroundings can fit reliance on external heat. A few readings alone do not prove how an animal regulates temperature.

Worked example

If an animal's recorded temperature changes from 24 C to 29 C, the increase is 29 - 24 = 5 C. This calculation describes a change; it does not identify the animal.

A Classroom Model

These invented readings illustrate two patterns, not real measurements or pet-care temperatures. In a cooler setting, Animal A is 22 C and Animal B is 38 C. In a warmer setting, Animal A is 32 C and Animal B is 38 C. Use only these supplied readings; do not heat, chill, or handle animals for this worksheet.

1. Which animal has the more stable recorded body temperature? Animal A Animal B Both change by the same amount

2. How many degrees Celsius does Animal A's recorded temperature increase? Answer

3. How many degrees Celsius does Animal B's recorded temperature change? Answer

4. Which pattern is more consistent with relying mainly on external heat? Animal B has identical readings The animals have different letters Animal A changes as the setting becomes warmer

5. What can these two readings per animal establish on their own? The temperature changes shown, not a definite classification The exact species of each animal That Animal B can never become too hot