How are an organism’s life time energy use and economics analogous?
What will be an ideal response?
Every organism is constrained by a finite energy budget, the total amount of energy it can accumulate
and use for activities (growth, reproduction, maintenance). Energy can be stored (saved) and allocated
(spent) for various functions as needed within the constraints of its genetics, physiology and
morphology. When energy is “spent” on one function, it cannot be “spent” on another function.
However, energy budgets cannot be overspent (overdrawn).
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Which of the following diseases is/are associated with organ-specific autoimmune disease?
A) autoimmune hypothyroidism B) juvenile (type I) diabetes C) systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) D) autoimmune hypothyroidism and juvenile (type I) diabetes
A classification system based on mutual similarity that involves comparing as many characteristics as possible is called a ________ system.
A. phyletic B. phenetic C. determinative systematic D. phylogenetic
The inner surface of epithelial tissue rests on a
a. layer of adipose tissue. b. basement membrane. c. layer of connective tissue. d. mix of cells and proteins. e. mix of cells and polysaccharides.
The largest mass extinction event of all time occurred at the end of the
A) Mesozoic era. B) Pleistocene epoch. C) Cambrian period. D) Permian period. E) Cretaceous period.