2.3 - Metabolic Rate Flashcards

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How can metabolic rate be measured?

A

-Respirometers
-Oxygen probes
-Carbon dioxide probes
-Calorimeters

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What do organisms with high metabolic rates require?

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More efficient delivery of oxygen to cells

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What type of circulatory system do birds and mammals have?

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Complete double consisting of 2 atria and 2 ventricles

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What type of circulatory system do amphibians have?

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Double incomplete consisting of 1 atria and 2 ventricles

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What type of circulatory system do fish have?

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Single circulatory system consisting of 1 atria and 1 ventricle

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What do complete double circulatory systems enable?

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They enable higher metabolic rates to be maintained

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What happens when oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are mixed together?

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The oxygenated blood will be able to be pumped out at a higher pressure, enabling more efficient oxygen delivery to cells.

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