1000s of the same type of specialized cells together are called what?
What is tissues?
100
Type of feedback that dampens the variable and returns back to the set point.
What is negative feedback?
100
The amount of energy used per unit of time is called what?
What is metabolic rate?
100
An animals diet must contain these 2 organic molecules.
What are organic carbon and organic nitrogen?
100
Chemical digestion is essential in animals because small particles are broken down into molecules that are useable by cells. What is the name of this breakdown process?
What is enzymatic hydrolysis?
200
Type of tissue defined as sheets of tightly packed cells.
What is Epithelial tissue?
200
The tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes is called what?
What is homeostasis?
200
What is the term that describes the flow and transformation of energy through living systems?
What is bioenergetics?
200
There are 4 types of essential nutrients in animal diets. They need to be ingested because they cannot be synthesized.What are they?
What are amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals.
200
There are two types of digestion. Which occur in the mouth?
What are chemical and mechanical digestion?
300
There are 6 types of connective tissue. What are they?
What are Loose connective, Adipose, Fibrous, Bone, Cartilage, and Blood?
300
Type of feedback in which the response amplifies the stimulus.
What is positive feedback?
300
Which animal would have a higher BMR, a mouse, or an elephant?
What is an elephant?
300
Vitamins can be divided into two groups. What are they?
What are fat-soluble and water-soluble?
300
The tongue is important for swallowing. It shapes the food into what?
What is a bolus?
400
Muscle tissue is defined as bundles of long contractile cells. What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
What are skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle?
400
Animals that regulate internal temperature are called what?
What are endotherms/thermoregulators?
400
Which animal would have a higher BMR, a snake or a mouse?
What is a mouse?
400
A mosquito is an example of this type of feeder.
What is a fluid feeder?
400
In the stomach, the chief cells and parietal cells secrete the components of gastric juice. When these mix, the active form, _______, begins to break down peptide bonds.
What is pepsin?
500
What is the functional unit of nervous tissue?
What is a neuron?
500
This concept is very important for animals, especially regulators. It is the reason larger animals must become more specialized.
What is the surface area to volume ratio?
500
Which animal would have a higher BMR per unit mass, a mouse, or an elephant?
What is a mouse?
500
There are 4 essential fat-soluble vitamins. What are they?
What is Vitamins A, D, E, and K.
500
In the posterior small intestine, there are microvilli and villi that increase the surface area. This is important for what process?