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Cold-blooded animals have no fat layer. Cold-blooded animals use their fat for metabolic process during hibernation.

Updated On: Jul 5, 2022
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The Correct Option is B

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Cold-blooded animals have no fat layer. The skin of cold-blooded animal is devoid of any fat layer because temperature regulation-the important function of fat layer, is not necessary here. But fat bodies are present in front of each testis. They are reserves of nourishment and cold-blooded animals may use them in hibernation.
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Animal Kingdom

Animals are eukaryotic, multicellular species that belong to the Kingdom Animalia. Every animal has a distinct characteristic. They get energy either by feeding on plants or on other animals. There are millions of species that have been recognized, few shares similar characteristics while others vary drastically.

Kingdom Animalia comprises all animals. In the midst of the five kingdoms, the largest kingdom is the animal kingdom. Animals are multicellular eukaryotes. Though, like plants, they do not possess chlorophyll or a cell wall. Therefore, members of the animal kingdom indicate a heterotrophic mode of nutrition. Kingdom Animalia is further classified into ten different subphyla based on their body designs or differentiations.

The different phyla of the Kingdom Animalia are as follows:

  1. Porifera
  2. Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
  3. Platyhelminthes
  4. Nematoda
  5. Annelida
  6. Arthropoda
  7. Mollusca
  8. Echinodermata
  9. Hemichordata
  10. Chordata

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