Lecture 3

Question 1

What is biodiversity

Question 2

What is homeostasis how does that relate to optimum and contraints/trade offs

Question 3

explain convergent evolution in terms of adaptions

Question 4

Why do temperate animals tolerate a wider range of temperatures than tropical animals?

Question 5

What are poikilotherms and homeotherms and which has higher energy requirements?

Question 6

Explain SA:V ratio and heat balance

Question 7

Bergmanns rule of size and heat conservation. explain in terms of homeotherms

Question 8

Allens rule of shape and heat conservation. explain in terms of homeotherms

Question 9

Explain Insulation on heat conservation

Question 10

Explain countercurrent circulation to limbs for heat conservation

Question 11

Evaporative cooling

Question 12

Explain Wesel trade-offs example about heat conservation

Question 13

Explain the difference between trade offs vs constraints

Question 14

explain modes of heat tolerance