Exam #2: lecture zero [animal form and function].
Biology 1220 with Melborne at University of Colorado Boulder
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Biology: Nasta Edition (8th Edition)
Created: 2011-02-28
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Homeostasis depends on what kind of feedback?
Negative!
TFO: Wood frog (Rana sylvatica)
Alaskan tundra; inside Arctic Circle.
They freeze! (-1 to -6 degrees Celsius).
Cryoprotectant (kinda like anti-freeze!). Goes into main organs.
No breathing, heart stops, non-essential organs dehydrate.
Energetically cheap!
Insulation
Skin, fur, hair, feathers, fat.
Circulation
Vasodilation
Vasoconstriction
note: aorta = main artery coming directly out of the left ventricle of the heart.
Adaptations
Panting
Sweating
Mucus
Behavior
Migration
Huddling
Basking
Going into water: evaporative cooling
Avoidance
Torpor: a physiological state in which activity is low and metabolism decreases.
...hibernation.
....estivation, aka "summer sleep" (used to deal with hot and dry climates)
If you were being eaten by a great white shark, you would expect the inside of its mouth to feel:
Warmer than the water around it.
About this deck
By: Hilary Terrell
Textbook: Biology: Nasta Edition (8th Edition)
Created: 2011-02-28
Size: 8 flashcards
Views: 5
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