Exam 4 Flashcards
large animals’ adaptation of lungs & digestive tract
branching and folds
larger cells have ____ surface area per unit of volume
less
characteristic of nervous signals
travel quickly
all animals have most cells in…
aqueous medium
does an elephant or mouse cool down faster?
mouse
metabolic rate
amount of energy used by an animal in a given time
advantage of an animal that conforms to temperature
spends less energy regulating internal temp
bacteria in salt
conformation
salmon in freshwater and saltwater
acclimatization
ectotherm more likely to survive in a cool environment without food because..
it invests little energy in temperature regulation
brown fat involved in…
nonshivering thermogenesis
basis for brown fat adaptation in small mammals
large surface area to volume ratio
heat loss is higher
snakes are more active in summer because…
they gain body heat via conduction
SMR and BMR both measured…
in resting and fasting state
allows small animals to survive absence of food resources
torpor
animals that migrate obtain greatest energy benefit from…
storing energy as fat
required for digesting macromolecules
enzymatic hydrolysis
importance of salivary mucus
includes glycoproteins that lubricate food
long cecum found in…
herbivores
function of secretin
increases flow of bicarb from pancreas
distinguishes animal heterotrophy from fungal heterotrophy
animals ingest food
all animals have in common
Hox genes
mesoderm does NOT give rise to…
nervous system