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Which of the following is NOT a form of energy relevant in biology?
Which of the following is NOT a form of energy relevant in biology?
- Chemical bond energy
- Electrical energy
- Solar energy (correct)
- Mechanical 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?
- Energetics (correct)
- Catabolism
- Physiology
- Anabolism
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
Which law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed?
- Zeroth Law
- 1st Law (correct)
- 3rd Law
- 2nd Law
Which of the following is an example of high-grade energy?
Which of the following is an example of high-grade energy?
What is the capacity to do mechanical work called in classical mechanics?
What is the capacity to do mechanical work called in classical mechanics?
Which of the following is an example of low-grade energy?
Which of the following is an example of low-grade energy?
What is the breakdown of molecules to release energy called?
What is the breakdown of molecules to release energy called?
What is the use of energy to assemble molecules called?
What is the use of energy to assemble molecules called?
Which law of thermodynamics states that entropy always increases?
Which law of thermodynamics states that entropy always increases?
What must plants do to capture energy?
What must plants do to capture energy?
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?
What is the unit of measurement for energy in the SI system?
What is the unit of measurement for energy in the SI system?
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?
What is the term for the rate at which an animal consumes energy and converts chemical energy to heat and external work?
What is the term for the rate at which an animal consumes energy and converts chemical energy to heat and external 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?
What is the term for the daily energy expenditure of a free-living animal?
What is the term for the daily energy expenditure of a free-living animal?
What is the term for the increase in metabolic rate associated with food ingestion?
What is the term for the increase in metabolic rate associated with food ingestion?
Which type of metabolic rate is specific to endothermic homeotherms in a thermoneutral zone while fasting and resting?
Which type of metabolic rate is specific to endothermic homeotherms in a thermoneutral zone while fasting and resting?
What is the term for the increase in metabolic rate associated with locomotion?
What is the term for the increase in metabolic rate associated with locomotion?
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