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Which of the following is NOT a relevant form of energy in biology?
Which of the following is NOT a relevant form of energy in biology?
- Chemical bond energy
- Heat energy (correct)
- Mechanical energy
- Electrical energy
What is the study of how organisms acquire, channel, and dissipate energy called?
What is the study of how organisms acquire, channel, and dissipate energy called?
- Thermodynamics
- Anabolism
- Energetics (correct)
- Catabolism
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
- Second Law
- First Law (correct)
- Third Law
- Zeroth Law
What is the term for the breakdown of molecules to release energy?
What is the term for the breakdown of molecules to release energy?
Which form of energy is used for physiological work in biology?
Which form of energy is used for physiological work in biology?
What is the term for the use of energy to assemble molecules?
What is the term for the use of energy to assemble molecules?
Why is energy fundamentally important to all life processes?
Why is energy fundamentally important to all life processes?
Which type of energy is associated with the random atomic/molecular motion of matter?
Which type of energy is associated with the random atomic/molecular motion of matter?
Which unit is commonly used to measure the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of water by 1 degree Celsius?
Which unit is commonly used to measure the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of water by 1 degree Celsius?
What is the efficiency of ATP in converting chemical energy to mechanical work?
What is the efficiency of ATP in converting chemical energy to mechanical work?
Which type of calorimetry measures metabolic rate directly from the amount of heat released by an organism?
Which type of calorimetry measures metabolic rate directly from the amount of heat released by an organism?
What is the respiratory quotient (RQ) calculated as?
What is the respiratory quotient (RQ) calculated as?
Which type of metabolic rate is associated with endothermic homeotherms in a fasting and resting state?
Which type of metabolic rate is associated with endothermic homeotherms in a fasting and resting state?
What is the increase in metabolic rate associated with food ingestion called?
What is the increase in metabolic rate associated with food ingestion called?
Which type of metabolic rate represents the daily energy expenditure of a free-living animal?
Which type of metabolic rate represents the daily energy expenditure of a free-living animal?
Which of the following is a key theme in the course?
Which of the following is a key theme in the course?
What is temperature a measure of?
What is temperature a measure of?
Which of the following is NOT true about heat and temperature?
Which of the following is NOT true about heat and temperature?
Which type of organisms rely mostly on external temperatures to determine body temperature?
Which type of organisms rely mostly on external temperatures to determine body temperature?
Which term refers to the ability of plants to cool themselves through transpiration?
Which term refers to the ability of plants to cool themselves through transpiration?
According to the text, what is the purpose of compensation in plants?
According to the text, what is the purpose of compensation in plants?
What is the effect of compensation on metabolic rate in the absence of compensation?
What is the effect of compensation on metabolic rate in the absence of compensation?
According to the text, how does compensation work in terms of enzymes?
According to the text, how does compensation work in terms of enzymes?
What is the purpose of isozymes in compensation?
What is the purpose of isozymes in compensation?
According to the text, how does compensation work in terms of acetylcholinesterase activity?
According to the text, how does compensation work in terms of acetylcholinesterase activity?
Which equation represents the relationship between metabolic rate (M), body temperature (Tb), and constants (a and n) for an ectotherm according to the text?
Which equation represents the relationship between metabolic rate (M), body temperature (Tb), and constants (a and n) for an ectotherm according to the text?
According to the text, what is the temperature coefficient (Q10) defined as?
According to the text, what is the temperature coefficient (Q10) defined as?
According to the text, what does Q10 represent in biological systems?
According to the text, what does Q10 represent in biological systems?
According to the text, how does temperature affect enzyme-substrate affinity?
According to the text, how does temperature affect enzyme-substrate affinity?
According to the text, what is acclimatization defined as?
According to the text, what is acclimatization defined as?
