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Chapter 21, Problem 10SA
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Two ways in which heat exchange occurs between the body and the external environment.
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Heat can be transferred from the body to the environment, or from the environment to the body.
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Thermoregulation is the process by which animals maintain an internal temperature within a
tolerable range.
Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE about Thermoregulation ?
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O a. Endothermic animals generate heat by metabolism
O b. Ectothermic animals gain heat from external sources
O c. In general, ectotherms tolerate greater variation in internal temperature, while endotherms are active at a greater
range of external temperatures
O d. Ectothermy is more energetically expensive than endothermy
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Endothermic animals can maintain consistent temperature conditions by generating, main-
taining, and regulating their body heat.
Under cold conditions, more body heat becomes lost to the environment. Endothermic ani-
mals rely on different mechanisms that allow them to maintain their body heat.
Which of the following mechanisms that occur in endothermic animals does not describe a
mechanism by which they maintain their body heat under these types of conditions?
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Some endothermic animals hibernate during extreme environmental conditions, which
decreases the rate of metabolic reaction and decreases heat loss.
The tissues of the blood vessels of many endothermic animals can dilate and move
closer to the skin, allowing for heat to move more readily into the environment.
Shivering, which can occur involuntarily in most endothermic animals, produces rapid
muscle contractions, which increase the rate of cellular respiration and thereby increase
heat production.
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- Heat exchange with the environment depends on the surface area-to-volume ratio of the body. Assuming that the body shape of an animal is at least somewhat spherical, a considerable decrease in body size would the surface area-to-volume ratio, and the ability to exchange heat with the environment would A. increase; increase B. increase; stay about the same C. increase; decrease D. decrease; increase E. decrease; stay about the samearrow_forwardBody temperature is homeostatically regulated around a set point. Given your knowledge of negative feedback and homeostatic control systems, predict whether narrowing or widening of the blood vessels of the skin will occur when a person exercises strenuously. (Hints: Muscle contraction generates heat. Narrowing of the vessels supplying an organ decreases blood flow through the organ, whereas vessel widening increases blood flow through the organ. The more warm blood flowing through the skin, the greater is the lossarrow_forwardIn a fully grown animal (i.e., one that is not growing), ingested energy becomes O excreted chemical energy + absorbed chemical energy. O heat + chemical energy accumulated in body tissues. heat + excreted chemical energy + mechanical energy of external work + absorbed energy O heat + absorbed chemical energy.arrow_forward
- Endotherms can regulate how much heat is gained or lost between the environment and their bodies via 4 different mechanisms/processes. List and describe these mechanisms.arrow_forwardLet's say that in a particular animal a series of heat-releasing reactions occur in rapid succession. What impact, if any, will this have on the animal? The animal's body temperature will go up. The animal's body temperature will go down. There will be no impact on the animal.arrow_forwardDraw a negative feedback loop for maintaining homeostasis for thermoregulation where your body temperature is above the set point. In your drawing, include the stimulus, sensor, integrator, effector, and the arrows between the components to indicate how they all relate (be sure to indicate what each of these components are in your body, for example, what is your integrator). Further, answer the following two questions. First, what might be different between the response of an endothermic and an ectothermic animal in maintaining homeostasis? Second, describe what a negative feedback loop is and how it pertains to homeostasis.arrow_forward
- CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following animals use countercurrent heat exchange to maintain elevated body temperatures? Arctic animals like arctic fox Large tropical lizards, like komodo dragons Whales, dolphins and other cetaceans Predatory fish like tuna and sharksarrow_forwardIf daytime body temperature of some ectotherms were measured, the values would be fairly constant. Provide an explanation for such observations, giving some possible mechanisms that might be involvedarrow_forwardAlthough hibernators drop their body temperatures, they do manage maintain a body temperature close to or slightly above ambient temperatures in their burrows. They generate or conserve heat in all of the following ways except one. Which is the one? Non shivering thermogenesis Ruffling the pelage Eating more Calories Bouts of intense shiveringarrow_forward
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