Conformer: An organism whose physiological state (e.g., body temperature) is identical to, and varies identically with, that of the external environment

 

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Conformer: An organism whose physiological state (e.g., body temperature) is identical to, and varies identically with, that of the external environment

Conformers: Molecular arrangements that differ only by rotations around single bonds. For example, the 'boat' and 'chair' forms of cyclohexane are conformers.

Osmoconformers: Marine organisms that have no system of osmoregulation and must change the composition of their body fiuids as the composition of the water changes; include invertebrates such as jellyfish, . . . View Full Definition

Osmoconformer: An organism whose body fluids change directly with a change in the concentrations of dissolved ions in the external medium