Paper 4: BIOL 457 101 2021W1 Comparative Environmental Physiology 2021-10-25, 10:26 PM
Paper 4
Due Oct 12 at 10am Points 10 Questions 2
Available until Oct 12 at 10am Time Limit None
Instructions
Read Pamenter et al. (2019; paper 4) and complete the quiz before 1000 on Tuesday October 12,
2021.
This quiz was locked Oct 12 at 10am.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 17 minutes 10 out of 10
Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10
Submitted Oct 12 at 2:32am
This attempt took 17 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Briefly explain, in your own words, how the decrease in metabolic rate
might improve hypoxic survival.
Your Answer:
A decrease in metabolic rate might help improve hypoxic survival
because aerobic respiration is very oxygen demanding. As a result, the
decreasing metabolic rate might allow an organism to still produce ATP
to support BMR and basic functioning such as responsiveness to their
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Paper 4
Due Oct 12 at 10am Points 10 Questions 2
Available until Oct 12 at 10am Time Limit None
Instructions
Read Pamenter et al. (2019; paper 4) and complete the quiz before 1000 on Tuesday October 12,
2021.
This quiz was locked Oct 12 at 10am.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 17 minutes 10 out of 10
Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10
Submitted Oct 12 at 2:32am
This attempt took 17 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Briefly explain, in your own words, how the decrease in metabolic rate
might improve hypoxic survival.
Your Answer:
A decrease in metabolic rate might help improve hypoxic survival
because aerobic respiration is very oxygen demanding. As a result, the
decreasing metabolic rate might allow an organism to still produce ATP
to support BMR and basic functioning such as responsiveness to their
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