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Osmoregulation and Osmosis

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What is the primary function of aerobic cellular respiration?

To generate heat

To regulate body temperature

To synthesize ATP

To release chemical energy to fuel cellular activity (correct)

What is the term for the capacity of organisms to maintain a stable internal environment?

Ion regulation

Osmoregulation

Thermoregulation

Homeostasis (correct)

What is the primary method of heat transfer between two objects that are not in direct contact?

Evaporation

Conduction

Radiation (correct)

Convection

What is the term for the process by which an organism regulates its body temperature?

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What is the term for an organism that maintains a relatively constant body temperature by balancing heat generated in metabolism with heat lost to the environment?

Endotherm Signup and view all the answers

How does evaporation help an organism to cool down?

By transferring heat from the organism to its surroundings Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which an organism maintains a stable concentration of ions in its body?

Ion regulation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which an organism maintains a stable concentration of water in its body?

Osmoregulation Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process by which an organism excretes nitrogenous wastes?

Excretion of nitrogenous wastes Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the organs that are responsible for exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and its environment?

Respiratory organs Signup and view all the answers