Animal Locomotion: Propulsion and Control Mechanisms

What is the primary force that slows or resists forward movement in water?

Which type of aquatic animals must expend more muscular energy to remain submerged?

What causes the upward force of flight, or lift, in aerial locomotion?

Which factor determines the amount of drag experienced by an aquatic animal?

How do aquatic animals utilize lift compared to aerial animals?

Why do animals with positive buoyancy need to expend muscular energy in water?

Which of the following is NOT considered a propulsive mechanism in animal locomotion?

According to the passage, which of the following environments is NOT mentioned as one of the four types of physical environments occupied by animals?

What force is primarily responsible for impeding animal locomotion in aerial, fossorial, and terrestrial environments?

Which statement about animal skeletal systems is NOT true according to the passage?

What is the primary function of the nervous system in animal locomotion as described in the passage?

According to the passage, what is the primary difference between the physical restraints to movement in different environments?