t Flashcards

1
Q

Describe the mechanism of glucose symport.

A
  1. Sodium-potassium pump pumps
    Na+ out of cell
  2. Sodium-potassium pump
    generates lower concentration of
    Na+ within cell
  3. (Glucose) symporter/transporter
    transports Na+ down its
    concentration gradient
    OR
    Sodium diffuses in via the
    transporter
  4. Alongside/together with glucose
    (which is transported against its
    concentration gradient)
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2
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State the term for a checklist of animal behaviours

A

Ethogram

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3
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Why does producing a checklist of animal behaviours increase the validity of a study?

A

Allows the data collection between sample periods to be compared

Reduced the variability of the interpretation of behaviour

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