Question

Differentiate between regulators and conformers.

Answer 1

Hint: They are related to internal and external environmental factors. They both maintain the temperature and optimum metabolic rate.

Complete step by step answer:
Regulators: They remain in homeostasis, that is, they have internal regulatory mechanisms to regulate their internal environment. They are endothermic, they can produce heat internally to control their internal body temperatures. They have a set osmotic concentration in their body fluids. They have a wide variety of distributions. They're very active creatures.
Conformers: They have no homeostasis and are ectothermic-their body temperature differs by their environment, the osmotic concentration of body fluids varies by that of the external medium. They're using less resources. They've got a narrow range of distribution. They're less active creatures.

Additional information: Homeostasis is a mechanism in which animals are able to change their internal temperatures to maintain a steady, stable state. There are two ways in which living beings can achieve this equilibrium in their internal climate, i.e. either by conforming their internal temperature to the external temperature or by controlling their internal temperature.
Homeostasis is caused by natural resistance to change, when already under optimum conditions, and a variety of regulatory mechanisms maintain balance. All homeostatic control mechanisms have at least 3 interdependent components for the variable to be controlled by the receptor, control centre and effector. The receptor is a sensing component that tracks and reacts to environmental changes, either externally or internally. Receptors include thermoreceptors and mechanoreceptors.

Note: In order to preserve homeostasis, conformers need to adjust their actions. Those that control, maintain the parameters of the life-system at a constant level over probably large variations in the environment. It has the ability to change its metabolism to maintain homeostasis. In other words, we-human beings-are regulators.