Chapter 7 Flashcards
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metabolism
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sum of the processes by which animals acquire energy, channel energy into useful functions, and dissipate energy from their bodies
2
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metabolic rate
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rate at which an animal consumes energy; heat=dominant component
3
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calorimetry
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quantifying an animal’s metabolic rate by way of measuring heat
4
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specific dynamic action (SDA)
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increase in metabolic rate caused by food ingestion
5
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basal metabolic rate
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standardized measure of metabolic rate that applies to homeotherms while the animal is in its thermoneutral zone, fasting, and resting
6
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metabolic rate equation
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M=aW^b
7
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second law of thermo
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if an isolated system undergoes internal change the direction of the change is always toward greater disorder
