Food Energy And Temperature At Work The Lives Of - Animal Physiology | Biology+

Course

Animal Biology

Study Pack

Set 1: Animals and Environments: Function on the Ecological Stage

Set 2: Molecules and Cells in Animal Physiology

Set 4: Physiological Development and Epigenetics

Set 5: Transport of Solutes and Water

Set 6: Nutrition, Feeding, and Digestion

Set 7: Energy Metabolism

Set 8: Aerobic and Anaerobic Forms of Metabolism

Set 9: The Energetics of Aerobic Activity

Set 10: Thermal Relations

Set 11: Food, Energy, and Temperature at Work: The Lives of Mammals in Frigid Places

Set 12: Neurons

Set 13: Synapses

Set 14: Sensory Processes

Set 15: Nervous System Organization and Biological Clocks

Set 16: Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Physiology

Set 17: Reproduction

Set 19: Control of Movement

Set 21: Movement and Muscle at Work: Plasticity in Response to Use and Disuse

Set 22: Introduction to Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Physiology

Set 23: External Respiration: the Physiology of Breathing

Set 24: Transport of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide in Body Fluids With an Introduction to Acid- Base Physiology

Set 25: Circulation

Set 26: Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Internal Transport at Work: Diving by Marine Mammals

Set 27: Water and Salt Physiology: Introduction and Mechanisms

Set 29: Kidneys and Excretion With Notes on Nitrogen Excretion

Set 30: Water, Salts, and Excretion at Work: Mammals of Deserts and Dry Savannas

Set 28: Water and Salt Physiology of Animals in Their Environments

Set 11 Food Energy And Temperature At Work The Lives Of

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Set 11 Food Energy And Temperature At Work The Lives Of

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The biggest threat to a newborn reindeer's life upon birth is

A) its lack of camouflage.
B) the immediate risk of predation.
C) the significant temperature drop.
D) its lack of being able to move.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

In winter, reindeer have low energy costs because they

A) increase their heart rate.
B) change their behavior by constantly moving to warm up.
C) maintain different temperatures in different body parts.
D) hide in caves where the temperature is warmer.

Answer

(Multiple Choice)

Free

According to the experiment done by Nilssen et al. (1984), the resting metabolic rate in adult reindeer during winter

A) increases dramatically as the air temperature changes from -40°C to -20°C.
B) decreases significantly as the air temperature changes from 20°C to 40°C.
C) remains about the same as the air temperature changes from 0°C to 10°C.
D) decreases drastically as the air temperature changes from 0°C to 10°C.

Answer