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Read the following statemetns and select the incorrect ones.
(i) Homeostasis constant osmotic concentration of cells.
(ii) The famous keoladeo National Park (Bharapur) in Rajasthan hosts thousands of migratory birds coming from Siberia, in every winter.
(iii) `99%` of animals and nearly all plants are regulators.
(iv) The conformers are able to maintain their body temperature inspite of changes in ambient temperature.

A

(i) and (ii)

B

(ii) and (iii)

C

(iii) and (iv)

D

(i) and (iv)

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C

About 99 percent of animals and nearly all plants do not have a mechanism to maintai a constant internal body environment. Their body temperature changes with the surrounding temperature. They are called conformers.
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