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Animal Biology

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Set 28 Temperature And Body Fluid Regulation

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Question 1

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Most reptiles are almost completely ectothermic; they warm themselves by

A)eating food with high fat content.
B)generating excess ATP by shivering.
C)evaporation across the skin surface.
D)behavioral adaptations.
E)countercurrent heat exchange mechanisms.

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Question 2

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Among vertebrates,__________ are examples of endotherms.

A)birds and amphibians
B)fishes and reptiles
C)birds and mammals
D)mammals and reptiles
E)reptiles and amphibians

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Question 3

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A countercurrent heat exchanger called the __________ allows bluefin tuna to keep swimming muscles several degrees warmer than tissues near the surface of the body.

A)glomerulus
B)Meissner network
C)rete mirabile
D)Pacinian corpuscle
E)portal system

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