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| Advantages of being large |
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Definition
| Less dehydration, better heat retention, expend less energy to move. |
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| Advantages of being small |
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Definition
| Less structural support needed, more niches available, don't need complex circulatory systems. |
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Term
| Endotherm strategies to stay warm |
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Definition
| Vasoconstriction, countercurrent blood flow, shiver thermogenesis, non-shiver thermogenesis, insulation layers, short extremities. |
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Term
| Endotherm strategies to stay cold |
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Definition
| Vasodilation, daily torpor, elongate extremities, evaporative cooling, store fat in one place. |
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Term
| Animal feeding strategies |
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Definition
| Bulk, Suspension, Liquid, Substrate |
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Term
| Stages in animal digestion |
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Definition
| Ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination. |
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Term
| Forms animals store excess body fat |
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Definition
| Glycogen in liver and muscles; fat |
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Term
| Ways the small intestine's surface area is increased |
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Definition
| Folds, villi & microvilli, longer |
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Term
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Definition
| Nasal passage, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchus, bronchiole, alveolus |
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Term
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Definition
| Proximal tubule, descending loop of Henle, ascending loop of Henle, Distal tubule, collecting duct |
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