2.2 Biology (Higher) - Metabolism and Survival

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higher (UNIT 2 - Metabolism and Survival) Biology Fichas sobre 2.2 Biology (Higher) - Metabolism and Survival, creado por kerryrandfield el 01/05/2015.
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METABOLIC RATE quantity of energy consumed per unit time
WAYS OF MEASURING METABOLIC RATE > O2 consumption (per unit time) > CO2 production (per unit time) > energy/ heat production (per unit time)
SINGLE CIRCULATION eg. fish > 1 atrium, 1 ventricle > blood passes through heart once in a cycle of the body > low blood pressure in body = inefficient
INCOMPLETE DOUBLE CIRCULATION eg. reptile / amphibian > 2 atria, 1 ventricle > oxygenated and deoxygenated blood mix > these animals are ectotherms, do not require as high a metabolic rate > reptiles have a septum partly separating the ventricle > amphibians can absorb oxygen through moist skin lining
EFFECTIVE GAS EXCHANGE REQUIRES.. > large surface area > thin surface > moist surface so gases can easily dissolve > good blood supply
GAS EXCHANGE IN BIRDS Takes place in parabronchi
PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTIONS OF DEEP SEA MAMMALS > heart rate can be slowed down to conserve oxygen - less oxygen required by cardiac muscle > lungs designed to partially collapse, air is compressed, making it easier to sink (energy not wasted swimming down)
VO2 MAX maximum volume of oxygen that an individuals body can take up and use during exercise
REGULATORS organisms able to alter their metabolic rate and maintain a steady state by employing physiological mechanisms > can have a high energy cost
CONFORMERS organisms unable to alter their metabolic rate, they are dependent on their external environment
PREDICTIVE DORMANCY when an organism becomes dormant before the arrival of adverse conditions
CONSEQUENTIAL DORMANCY when an organism becomes dormant after the arrival of adverse conditions > they can exploit resources for longer > sudden severe changes in conditions can kill
STATE OF HIBERNATION > metabolic rate drops > body temp drops > heart rate slows > breathing rate slows
AESTIVATION form of dormancy used by some animals to survive periods of excessive HEAT OR DROUGHT
DAILY TORPOR > reduction in metabolic rate for part of every 24 hours > used by birds because they have very high metabolic rates so having energy consumption so high during the night is not efficient
EXTREMOPHILE organism that lives in extreme conditions
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