(B) Organisms that cannot maintain a constant internal environment (homeostasis) despite changes in the external environment are known as conformers.

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(B) Organisms that cannot maintain a constant internal environment (homeostasis) despite changes in the external environment are known as conformers. In these organisms,the internal body temperature or osmotic concentration changes in accordance with the ambient environmental conditions. Since they do not regulate their internal state,they are termed as conformers.

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The vast majority of animals and nearly all plants cannot maintain a constant internal environment. What is this called?

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Regulate
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Conform
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Migrate
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Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$i$. Morphological	$a$. Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
$ii$. Physiological	$b$. Migration of birds
$iii$. Behavioural	$c$. Leaves reduced to spines in Opuntia

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Match the following types of adaptations in Column-$I$ and Column-$II$.
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$i$. Morphological $a$. Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
$ii$. Physiological $b$. Migration of birds
$iii$. Behavioural $c$. Leaves reduced to spines in Opuntia