Briefly discuss mechanisms that ectotherms can use to regulate their body temperature. What will be an ideal response?
Mechanisms include burrowing in the soil at night, basking in the sun during the day, orienting one’s
body to absorb (or not) the sun’s rays, migrating to a different climate, and hibernation.
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Applied microbiology deals with important practical problems in
A) medicine. B) agriculture. C) industry. D) medicine, agriculture, and industry.
In gram-positive Bacteria, the cell walls are composed mainly of thick ________ layers
A) protein B) poly-?-hydroxybutryic acid (PHB) C) lipopolysaccharides (LPS) D) peptidoglycan
The digestive system of an earthworm is more advanced than that of a flatworm
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Physiological changes in ectotherms that change their temperature tolerance as the seasons change
from winter to summer are called
a. estivation. b. hyperthermia. c. thermal acclimatization. d. hypothermia. e. hibernation.