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Q.Organisms which can survive a wide range of temperature are called ________.

(a) Endotherms
(b) Ectotherms
(c) Stenotherms
(d) Eurytherms
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Organisms able to tolerate a broad range of temperature are called eurytherms.

In ecology, organisms are classified by their thermal tolerance range: eurythermal organisms (eurytherms) can survive and function across a wide range of temperatures (e.g. many terrestrial mammals, some fish in temperate climates with fluctuating water temperature), while stenothermal organisms (stenotherms, option c) can survive only within a narrow temperature range and die if it varies much (e.g. many deep-sea or polar fish, coral reef organisms). Endotherms (a) and ectotherms (b) refer to a different axis of classification -- how an organism regulates its bod …

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