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~~Lacking~~ an internal mechanism for regulating body heat.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>

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In biology, an [[organism]] is called ectothermic if it lacks an internal mechanism for regulating body heat.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> More generally, an ectothermic process is any process that produces [[heat]].

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