In experiments with Caenorhabditis elegans by Anderson and colleagues (2011 ), the relationship between physiological performance and temperature was measured. This type of measurement is termed a ________

A) thermal regulation distribution
B) thermal fitness curve
C) thermal performance curve
D) reproductive success curve
E) behavioral fitness curve


C

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Which answer best describes energy flow in biological systems?

a. glucose --> G3P --> NADH --> ATP b. bacteria --> archaea --> plants --> animals c. NAD+ --> NADH --> ADP --> ATP d. G3P --> glucose --> ATP --> NAD+ e. pyruvate oxidation --> glycolysis --> fermentation --> citric acid cycle

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a. phagocytosis. b. receptor-mediated endocytosis. c. simple diffusion. d. caveolae formation.

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An organism that carries out cellular respiration in its mitochondria:

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