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Unit 2.3 Metabolic rate Flashcards

1
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The top chambers of the heart which receive blood entering a vertebrate heart

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Atria

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double circulatory system which completely separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood (Birds & Mammals)

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Complete Double Circulatory System

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When the blood flows around the body it passes through the heart twice.

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Double Circulatory System

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Double circulatory system where oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are not completely separate Amphibians & Reptiles)

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Incomplete Double Circulatory System

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A place in a habitat which has little oxygen present (Deep sea, high altitude)

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Low Oxygen Niche

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The rate of energy consumption in an organism

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Metabolic Rate

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during a full circulation of the of the body, blood passes through the heart once

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Single Circulatory System

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chamber of a vertebrate heart that distributes blood.

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Ventricles

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The maximum volume of oxygen that can be absorbed by an organism in a certain period of time

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VO2 Max

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One method by which metabolic rate can be measured

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Oxygen Consumption

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Another method by which metabolic rate can be measured

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Heat Production

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12
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Found in vertebrates, require large quantities of oxygen and efficient gas exchange systems

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High Metabolic Rate

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An animal which has an internal environment that is dependent on its environment, may have a narrow ecological niche

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Conformer

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14
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the role of an organism in its community

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Ecological Niche

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The maintenance of a steady internal environment

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Homeostasis

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16
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Region of the mammalian brain which monitors blood temperature

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Hypothalamus

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The control mechanism by which homeostasis is maintained by regulators

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Negative Feedback

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Animals that can adjust their metabolic rate to maintain a steady internal environment, wider range of possible ecological niches

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Regulators

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Cells in the hypothalamus that detect temperature changes in the blood

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Thermoreceptors

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20
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The use of a negative feedback system to control the body temperature of mammals.

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Thermoregulation

21
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Conditions that include temperature, salinity and pH

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Abiotic Factors

22
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The requirements of organisms in terms of energy, low in conformers, high in regulators

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Metabolic Costs

23
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Responses carried out by conformers in order to maintain their optimum metabolic rate

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Behavioural Response

24
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Alveoli

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Microscopic parts of the gas exchange system in vertebrate lungs

25
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Atria

A

The top chambers of the heart which receive blood entering a vertebrate heart

26
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Complete Double Circulatory System

A

double circulatory system which completely separates oxygenated and deoxygenated blood (Birds & Mammals)

27
Q

Double Circulatory System

A

When the blood flows around the body it passes through the heart twice.

28
Q

Incomplete Double Circulatory System

A

Double circulatory system where oxygenated and deoxygenated blood are not completely separate Amphibians & Reptiles)

29
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Low Oxygen Niche

A

A place in a habitat which has little oxygen present (Deep sea, high altitude)

30
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Metabolic Rate

A

The rate of energy consumption in an organism

31
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Single Circulatory System

A

during a full circulation of the of the body, blood passes through the heart once

32
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Ventricles

A

chamber of a vertebrate heart that distributes blood.

33
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VO2 Max

A

The maximum volume of oxygen that can be absorbed by an organism in a certain period of time

34
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Oxygen Consumption

A

One method by which metabolic rate can be measured

35
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Heat Production

A

Another method by which metabolic rate can be measured

36
Q

High Metabolic Rate

A

Found in vertebrates, require large quantities of oxygen and efficient gas exchange systems

37
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Conformer

A

An animal which has an internal environment that is dependent on its environment, may have a narrow ecological niche

38
Q

Ecological Niche

A

the role of an organism in its community

39
Q

Homeostasis

A

The maintenance of a steady internal environment

40
Q

Hypothalamus

A

Region of the mammalian brain which monitors blood temperature

41
Q

Negative Feedback

A

The control mechanism by which homeostasis is maintained by regulators

42
Q

Regulators

A

Animals that can adjust their metabolic rate to maintain a steady internal environment, wider range of possible ecological niches

43
Q

Thermoreceptors

A

Cells in the hypothalamus that detect temperature changes in the blood

44
Q

Thermoregulation

A

The use of a negative feedback system to control the body temperature of mammals.

45
Q

Abiotic Factors

A

Conditions that include temperature, salinity and pH

46
Q

Metabolic Costs

A

The requirements of organisms in terms of energy, low in conformers, high in regulators

47
Q

Behavioural Response

A

Responses carried out by conformers in order to maintain their optimum metabolic rate

48
Q

Microscopic parts of the gas exchange system in vertebrate lungs

A

Alveoli

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