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| Which animal adaptations facilitate exchange with the environment? Which systems use diffusion for exchange? |
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| What factors influence metabolic rates in animals? |
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| Body Size, Activity, and Enviorment |
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| Which biological states are governed by homeostasis? |
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| pH, temperature, blood sugar |
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| How is heat homeostasis managed? |
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| Thermoregulation - endotherm vs ectotherm . Heat homeostasis can be managed by insulation, evaporation, behavior, and metabolic heat production (shivering, brown fat deposit (production of heat instead of ATP)) |
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| Which organ systems are derived from ectoderm? Mesoderm? Endoderm? |
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Ectoderm - Nervous (tissue) and Integunment (epithelial, connective, muscle)
Mesoderm - Circulatory, Excretory, Reproducive, Skeletal, Muscular, Endocrine, Immune & Lymphatic
Endoderm - Digestive, Respitory |
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The flow of energy through an animal
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| the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
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| steady state; keeping things constant |
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| heat is gained mostly through external sources |
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| bodies are warmed mostly by heat generated by metabolism, body temperature is maintained within a relatively narrow range |
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circulatory adaptation that is important for reducing heat loss in many endotherms
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| groups of cells with a common structure and function |
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| organization of different tissues |
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