Temperature as an abiotic factor

In this topic

• Why temperature matters so much
• Poikilothermic and homeothermic organisms
• Adaptations to cold and to heat
• The sum of effective temperatures, and farming

Key terms

• Poikilothermic organism
• Homeothermic organism
• Heterothermic organism
• Thermoregulation
• Van 't Hoff's rule
• Bergmann's rule
• Allen's rule
• Counter-current heat exchange
• Torpor
• Aestivation
• Sum of effective temperatures
• Biological zero (t₀)

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