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Chapter 15, Problem 54TE
To determine
To find:
The reason for the fact that migratory birds add a layer of fat on their body before migration.
To determine
To find:
The processes that will occur if the birds stored energy in the form of carbohydrate instead of fats.
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Small birds like that in (Figure 1) can migrate over long distances without feeding,
storing energy mostly as fat rather than carbohydrate. Fat is a good form of
energy storage because it provides the most energy per unit mass: 1.00 grams of
fat provides about 9.40 (food) Calories, compared to 4.20 (food) Calories per 1.00
grams of carbohydrate. Remember that Calories associated with food, which are
always capitalized, are not exactly the same as calories used in physics or
chemistry, even though they have the same name. More specifically, one food
Calorie is equal to 1000 calories of mechanical work or 4184 joules. Therefore, in
this problem use the conversion factor 1 Cal = 4184 J.
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Part A
Consider a bird that flies at an average speed of 10.7 m/s and releases energy from its body fat reserves at an average rate of 3.70 W (this rate represents the power consumption of the bird).
Assume that the bird consumes 4.00 g of fat to fly over a distance do without stopping for…
Small birds like that in (Figure 1) can migrate over long distances without
feeding, storing energy mostly as fat rather than carbohydrate. Fat is a good
form of energy storage because it provides the most energy per unit mass:
1.00 grams of fat provides about 9.40 (food) Calories, compared to 4.20 (food)
Calories per 1.00 grams of carbohydrate. Remember that Calories associated
with food, which are always capitalized, are not exactly the same as calories
used in physics or chemistry, even though they have the same name. More
specifically, one food Calorie is equal to 1000 calories of mechanical work or
4184 joules. Therefore, in this problem use the conversion factor
1 Cal 4184 J.
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db = 455 km
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How many grams of carbohydrate mcarbwould the bird have to consume to travel the same distance db?
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mcarb 8.95 g
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Small birds like that in (Figure 1) can migrate over long
distances without feeding, storing energy mostly as fat
rather than carbohydrate. Fat is a good form of energy
storage because it provides the most energy per unit
mass: 1.00 grams of fat provides about 9.40 (food)
Calories, compared to 4.20 (food) Calories per 1.00
grams of carbohydrate. Remember that Calories
associated with food, which are always capitalized, are
not exactly the same as calories used in physics or
chemistry, even though they have the same name. More
specifically, one food Calorie is equal to 1000 calories of
mechanical work or 4184 joules. Therefore, in this
problem use the conversion factor 1 Cal = 4184 J.
Figure
1 of 1
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Consider a bird that flies at an average speed of 10.7 m/s and releases energy from its body fat reserves at an
average rate of 3.70 W (this rate represents the power consumption of the bird). Assume that the bird consumes
4.00 g of fat to fly over a distance do without…
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