Based on how the metabolic rates of ectotherms and endotherms respond to temperature, at which temperature would you expect the differences in metabolic rates between ectotherms and endotherms to be largest? (hint: think about the response curve of each type of animal to environmental temperature.)

For ectotherms, on the other hand, body temperature mainly depends on external heat sources. That is, ectotherm body temperature rises and falls along with the temperature of the surrounding environment. Although ectotherms do generate some metabolic heat—like all living things—ectotherms can't increase this heat production to maintain a specific internal temperature.

Wetlands form where water and land meet. a lake with a wetland fringe can fill in with decayed plant and animal material to become a wet meadow. a pond can fill in to become a bog or fen. sediment can fill in a river marsh to become a swamp.flooding of coastal lowlands from rising sea levels has created broad coastal marshes that are protected from wave action by barrier islands or reefs. coastal wetlands also form when rivers deposit sediment as they reach the ocean. plants then take root and hold the soil firm against the forces of tides and waves.