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Which type of energy is associated with the random atomic/molecular motion of matter?
What is the unit of power?
What is the efficiency of ATP to mechanical work approximately?
Which type of calorimetry measures metabolic rate directly from the amount of heat released by an organism?
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What is the respiratory quotient (RQ) calculated as?
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Which type of metabolic rate is associated with endothermic homeotherms in a resting state?
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What is the increase in metabolic rate associated with food ingestion called?
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What does the metabolic ceiling represent?
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Which type of metabolic rate is associated with ectothermic poikilotherms in a fasting and resting state?
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What is the daily energy expenditure of a free-living animal called?
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Which of the following best describes catabolism?
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Why is the study of energetics important?
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Which of the following is true about the 1st Law of Thermodynamics?
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What is the role of plants in capturing energy?
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Which form of energy is used for physiological work in biology?
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What is the role of electrical energy in biology?
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Which law of thermodynamics states that entropy always increases?
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What is the role of animals in acquiring energy?
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What is the most relevant form of energy in biology for doing physiological work?
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Which of the following is true about the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics?
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