<h2>Homeostasis: Thermoregulation</h2>
<p>Body temperature affects body activities. Generally, as body temperature rises, enzyme activity rises as well. For every ten degree centigrade rise in temperature, enzyme activity doubles, up to a point. Body proteins, including enzymes, begin to denature and lose their function with high <a data-lesson="heat-conservation-and-dissipation" data-subject="biology" data-tutorial="animal-body-form-function" href="https://app.ulearngo.com/biology/animal-body-form-function/heat-conservation-and-dissipation">heat</a> (around 50<sup>o</sup>C for mammals). Enzyme activity will decrease by half for every ten degree centigrade drop in temperature, to the point of freezing, with a few exceptions. Some fish can withstand freezing solid and return to normal with thawing.</p>
<h3>Optional Video:</h3>
<p>Watch this Discovery Channel video on thermoregulation to see illustrations of this process in a variety of animals.</p>
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Homeostasis: Thermoregulation

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Homeostasis: Thermoregulation

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