How do land animals gain and lose water?

Q: how do marine fish perform osmoregulation? A) through gaining water through the gills B) through…

A: Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism body fluids which is…

Q: Describe how animals gain and lose water andelectrolytes.

A: Homeostasis refers to a phenomenon by which an organism can maintain a stable internal environment…

Q: Which animal expends the most kilocalories per year onthermoregulation?

A: Thermoregulation is the process by which an organism maintains its body temperature at a state of…

Q: How does sea otters stay warm differ from the way in which seals stay warm? Explain the mechanism…

A: Seals and sea otters belong to two different families. As a result, they have many differences…

Q: Which animal is likely to have the highest level of D.D.T depositions in its body?

A: Ecology is the study of interaction of organisms with one another and with the environment. Ecology…

Q: Ectothermic insects have respiration rates that are proportional to the temperature of their…

A: Introduction Ectotherms are also known as cold-blooded animals, these are organisms who cannot…

Q: which type of animals consumes little or no energy in maintaining water balance? a. birds b.…

A: Introduction Osmoregulation is the key mechanism by which organisms maintain the salt balances in…

Q: Why do very small birds and mammals go into a state of torpor at night?

A: Birds and mammals are warm-blooded animals their structure and high metabolic rate make them…

Q: How can seals and whales stay underwater for long periods?

A: Seals and whales stay underwater for long periods because of the presence of unique protein…

Q: How do marine birds rid themselves of excess salt?

A: Marine birds or Sea birds are the birds that have adaptations required to survive in the marine…

Q: What are the key parameters for limiting water loss in a terrestrial animal?

A: The key parameter for limiting the water loss by terrestrial animal are:- Dehydration is a…

Q: Does other factors (besides temperature) affect the rate of a fish?

A: Fishes are aquatic organisms that belong to the Chordata phylum the vertebrates. Fishes are…

Q: Why do fish not survive outside water?

A: Fish are animals that live in the water. They do not have limbs, instead of limbs they have fins…

Q: heat exchange, and maximum size affect the size in vertebrates?

A: Vertebrates interact with their surroundings, no matter what the surrounding area. It can be an…

Q: Are most fast-swimming fish cold-blooded or warm-blooded? What advantage does this provide?

A: Some species of fishes possess a web of arteries and veins lying very close together which enables…

Q: Contrast five ways animals regulate the body’s water content

A: Osmoregulation is maintainance of water.animals have various type of excretory products such as…

Q: Discuss osmotic balance in freshwater and saltwater fishes.

A: Osmoregulation is the ability to maintain an internal balance of water and salt. Kidney plays an…

Q: Which structures hold water year round?

A: Water is most abundantly occurring compound on the Earth. It’s chemical composition is two atoms of…

Q: Distinguish between exothermic and endothermic animals.

A: Exothermic animals: It is also known as cold-blooded animals which depends on external sources of…

Q: How do embryos of placental mammals excrete nitrogen wastes?

A: Placental mammals are those mammals that carry a placenta that acts as a link between the mother and…

Q: ow does the number of fish affect dissolved oxygen through the process of respiration?

A: Dissolved oxygen is the amount of oxygen dissolved in water by the action of aerating winds.  Oxygen…

Q: How do fish such as blennius Pholis cool themselves down?

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Q: Under what conditions could an ectotherm be homeothermic?

A: Anatomy and physiology are the branches of biology, anatomy deals with the study of the structure of…

Q: Which routes of water gain and loss make up a much largershare of the total in a kangaroo rat than…

A: Step 1 Kangaroo rats are nocturnal rodents and are native to arid areas of Northern America. They…

Q: What is the process of respiration when it comes to fishes in the ocean

A: Fishes obtain the necessary oxygen through aquatic respiration. Aquatic respiration is defined as…

Q: Read this article (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/saltwater) for an explanation of the effect of…

A: Electrolytes are chemical substances that help to conduct electricity when dissolved in body fluids.…

Q: how does a fiddler crab cool itself down?

A: They cool their body temperature via  1Burrowing  2- minimise surface area of their body.

Q: Imagine if mermaids are real. What are their biological and Physical demands (LOCOMOTION, BREATHING,…

A: Mermaids are hypothetical and imaginary organisms specially they are like the females. These are…

Q: How unicellular organisms excreates?

A: The unicellular organisms are formed up of only one cell. They include organisms like bacteria,…

Q: What is the role of potassium urate in the cockroaches?

A: Cockroaches are uricotelic animals, i.e., they excrete their nitrogenous waste in the form of uric…

Q: How does the differences of ectotherms and endotherms affects their metabolism?

A: Endothermic animals absorb heat from their metabolism, but ectothermic species receive heat from an…

Q: On his midsummer trek through the desert, Josh ran outof water. Why is this particularly dangerous?

A: Water is needed for metabolic processes as it is a medium for metabolic reactions that help in the…

Q: What is the difference between ectotherms and endotherms?

A: Metabolism is basically a process in which some substance are digested or are formed inside the body…

Q: What do the number and length of nephrons in a fish’skidney indicate about the fish’s habitat? How…

A: Nephrons are the structural and functional unit of the kidney. They are responsible for excretory…

Q: What is the function of the water vascular system?

A: The water vascular system is a hydraulic system that echinoderms, including such sea stars and sea…

Q: What are the similarities of the excretory system of animals and plants?

A: Excretion is the process of elimination of waste products by the organisms from their bodies. Plants…

Q: In what animals would you expect to find a salt gland? What is its function?

A: Wastewater evacuation presents a special problem in the conservation of water. Certain animals and…

Q: What are cold-blooded animals?

A: Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia. With few…

Q: How do you make a dog choose to drink water when it is presented with food and water at the same…

A: Water is essential for dogs as it facilitates the all metabolic process from digestion to the brain…

Q: protonephridia, metanephridia, and kidneys. Which of the 6 functions of a vertebrate kidney are…

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Q: How temperature influence feeding, metabolism, and growth of fish?

A: Temperature is a very important factor in deciding the pattern of growth and metabolism in fish…

Q: Which type of animals consume little or no energy in maintaining water balance? A. Birds B. Mammals…

A: Osmoregulation can be defined as the process of maintaining the balance of salt and water across…

Q: How does the number of fish affect oxygen consumption?

A: Fish breathe oxygen just as land animals do.However, fish are able to absorb oxygen directly from…

Q: Explain the relationship between turgor and osmotic pressure

A: Turgor pressure allows the osmotic entry of water through a semipermeable membrane into a cell. This…

Q: How does a Burmese python generateheat while incubating eggs?

A: Reptiles are the first vertebrates to live on land. The scales over their body retain the moisture.…

Q: in starfish,  How is their water vascular important for their survival in their habitat?

A: Echinodermata like star fish, sea urchin have a hydraulic system called water vascular system. It is…