BI320 Organismal Physiology Exam 2 Questions With
Complete Solutions
"High grade" energy refers to Correct Answers chemical,
electrical, and mechanical energy
***An endothermic animal whose extremities are colder than its
core temperature is displaying:
a) Homeothermy
b) Poikilothermy
c) Regional heterothermy
d) None of these Correct Answers Poikilothermy (WRONG
ANSWER)
***If an endothermic animal is in its thermal neutral zone, its
metabolic rate is:
a) Rising
b) Falling
c) Remaining the same
d) Its standard metabolic rate Correct Answers its standard
metabolic rate
(WRONG ANSWER)
***In a swimming aquatic organism, if the water is too hot,
performance is impaired. This temperature range is called the
a) thermal neutral zone
b) pejus range
c) acclimatization range
d) hypoxic range Correct Answers acclimatization range
, (WRONG ANSWER)
***The difference between an animal's maximum metabolic rate
and it's resting metabolic rate is called its:
a) aerobic capacity
b) Q10
c) aerobic scope
d) oxygen limit Correct Answers aerobic capacity (WRONG
ANSWER)
***The enzyme _______ is required to convert glucose to
glucose-6-phosphate.
a) hexokinase
b) phosphofructokinase
c) pyruvate kinase
d) isomerase Correct Answers isomerase (WRONG ANSWER)
**In a fully grown animal (i.e one that is not growing) ingested
energy becomes
a) excreted chemical energy + absorbed chemical energy.
b) heat + chemical energy accumulated in body tissues.
c) geat + excreted chemical energy + mechanical energy of
external work + absorbed energy
d) heat + absorbed chemical energy. Correct Answers excreted
chemical energy + absorbed chemical energy (WRONG
ANSWER)
Complete Solutions
"High grade" energy refers to Correct Answers chemical,
electrical, and mechanical energy
***An endothermic animal whose extremities are colder than its
core temperature is displaying:
a) Homeothermy
b) Poikilothermy
c) Regional heterothermy
d) None of these Correct Answers Poikilothermy (WRONG
ANSWER)
***If an endothermic animal is in its thermal neutral zone, its
metabolic rate is:
a) Rising
b) Falling
c) Remaining the same
d) Its standard metabolic rate Correct Answers its standard
metabolic rate
(WRONG ANSWER)
***In a swimming aquatic organism, if the water is too hot,
performance is impaired. This temperature range is called the
a) thermal neutral zone
b) pejus range
c) acclimatization range
d) hypoxic range Correct Answers acclimatization range
, (WRONG ANSWER)
***The difference between an animal's maximum metabolic rate
and it's resting metabolic rate is called its:
a) aerobic capacity
b) Q10
c) aerobic scope
d) oxygen limit Correct Answers aerobic capacity (WRONG
ANSWER)
***The enzyme _______ is required to convert glucose to
glucose-6-phosphate.
a) hexokinase
b) phosphofructokinase
c) pyruvate kinase
d) isomerase Correct Answers isomerase (WRONG ANSWER)
**In a fully grown animal (i.e one that is not growing) ingested
energy becomes
a) excreted chemical energy + absorbed chemical energy.
b) heat + chemical energy accumulated in body tissues.
c) geat + excreted chemical energy + mechanical energy of
external work + absorbed energy
d) heat + absorbed chemical energy. Correct Answers excreted
chemical energy + absorbed chemical energy (WRONG
ANSWER)
