Bio 3303 Animal Physiology I Teaching Team and Course Objectives
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What is the primary focus of the course?

  • Comparative evolutionary context only
  • Control systems and sensory systems (correct)
  • Sensory systems only
  • Energetics and muscle function only

How are the quizzes and final exam weighted in the evaluation?

  • Quizzes -> 50%, Final exam -> 50% (correct)
  • Quizzes -> 40%, Final exam -> 60%
  • Quizzes -> 30%, Final exam -> 70%
  • Quizzes -> 70%, Final exam -> 30%

Where can students find posted lectures from the previous year?

  • In the short-term digital subscription
  • In the unit review sessions with TA
  • On the course site in .ppt and .mp4 formats (correct)
  • At the bookstore

How has the faculty TA budget been affected for Summer 2023?

<p>It has been reduced to 1 TA/60 students (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of the budget cut on the number of TA hours per student?

<p>Loss of 1 TA hour per student (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the new policy regarding make-up quizzes?

<p>There will be no make-up quizzes under any circumstances (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of physiological change in response to naturally changing environmental conditions?

<p>Acclimatization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the range of phenotypes that can be produced by a given genotype when it is exposed to different environments?

<p>Polyphenism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a change in the genetic structure of a population as a result of natural selection?

<p>Adaptation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the process of physiological change in response to a controlled or manipulated environmental variable under laboratory conditions?

<p>Acclimation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What concept governs the interactions between biological molecules such as temperature, diffusion, mechanics, and electricity?

<p>Fick's first law of diffusion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the phenotype represent in the context of physiological processes?

<p>Morphology and behavior of an organism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can a single genotype result in more than one phenotype in response to environmental changes?

<p>Through phenotypic plasticity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of physiology?

<p>Understanding the function of organisms at the molecular level (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the lecture, what is the Krogh Principle related to in physiology?

<p>The selection of animals for studying specific physiological problems (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which unifying theme in physiology states that physiological processes are influenced by the laws of chemistry and physics?

<p>Physiological processes obey the laws of chemistry and physics (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key requirement for adaptive evolutionary change?

<p>Variation among individuals in the trait (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which strategy allows internal conditions to change with variation in external conditions?

<p>Conformers (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of feedback loop maintains parameters within optimal physiological range?

<p>Negative feedback loop (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which physiological maintenance process involves the maintenance of a constant internal state (e.g. body temperature in mammals)?

<p>Homeostasis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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