It can be said that some animals in their evolutionary development preferred to be conformers than regulators. Which of the following can be the best suited reason for it ?

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It can be said that some animals in their evolutionary development preferred to be conformers than regulators. Which of the following can be the best suited reason for it ? (A) The metabolic reactions of these organisms can occur at a very wide range of temperature (B) Maintaining homeostasis is an energetically expensive process (C) The enzymes of these organisms are functional at high temperatures (D) Both (b) and (c)

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Maintaining homeostasis, especially thermoregulation is energetically expensive for many organisms. During the course of evolution, the costs and benefits of maintaining a constant internal environment were taken into consideration and thus some species preferred to be conformers.

Q. It can be said that some animals in their evolutionary development preferred to be conformers than regulators. Which of the following can be the best suited reason for it ?

The metabolic reactions of these organisms can occur at a very wide range of temperature

Maintaining homeostasis is an energetically expensive process

The enzymes of these organisms are functional at high temperatures

Both (b) and (c)

Maintaining homeostasis, especially thermoregulation is energetically expensive for many organisms. During the course of evolution, the costs and benefits of maintaining a constant internal environment were taken into consideration and thus some species preferred to be conformers.