Which one of these animals is not a homeotherm?

Which one of these animals is not a homeotherm?
  1. Camelus
  2. Chelone
  3. Macropus
  4. Psittacula

Solution

Chelone or marine turtles belong to the Cheloniidae family

This family is typically large marine turtles that are characterized by their common traits such as, having a flat streamlined wide body and rounded shell and almost paddle-like flippers for their forelimbs. They are a part of the class Reptilia. Eg. Green turtle.Reptilians are poikilothermic whose internal temperature varies considerably. It is the opposite of a homeotherm, an animal which maintains thermal homeostasis.

Both Aves and mammals are homeotherms.
Camelus - Arabian camel
Macropus - Eastern grey kangaroo
Both Camelus and Macropus belong to class Mammalia.
Pisttacula - Plum-headed parakeet, belongs to class Aves.

Asked in: NEET 2018

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