endothermy costs

What will be an ideal response?


high energy cost to maintain body temperature can be counterbalanced with insulating fur, feathers, and fat, or sweating, panting, and increasing blood flow through the skin.

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Flowering plants use animals or wind to transfer ________ between flowers.  

A.  microspores B.  megaspores C.  ovules D.  seeds E.  pollen

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When plotted on a graph, logistic growth rates show what type of curve?

a. J-shaped curve b. K-shaped curve c. S-shaped curve d. R-shaped curve

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Rotation of the ________ subunit of ATP synthase causes conformational changes in the catalytic sites that produce ATP.

A) alpha B) beta C) gamma D) F0

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Most plants are ______.

A. composed of prokaryotic cells B. consumers C. decomposers D. producers

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