BIOL 370 - Mini Midterm 1
(Introduction) WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is Comparative Animal Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ A focus on function of cells,
tissues, organs, and organ systems in eukaryotes. Study the structure and function of various
systems and how they all work together to form an integrative picture of how an animal
operates in a given environment
Comparative Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ species comparisons to discern physiological and
evolutionary patterns; not random comparisons
Environmental Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ physiology in the context of environment and
evolutionary adaptations
Evolutionary Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ Studying the evolution of animals from a
physiological standpoint rather than anatomical
Developmental Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ how physiological processes unfold and
develop from embryo > fetus > juvenile > adult
Cell Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ physiology of the cells themselves (not necessarily as a sub
discipline). Can provide cell physiology in the context of integration to the tissue/organ level
Why is it studied? - correct answer ✔✔ Scientific curiosity, commercial and agricultural
practices, insight into human physiology
(Introduction) WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is Comparative Animal Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ A focus on function of cells,
tissues, organs, and organ systems in eukaryotes. Study the structure and function of various
systems and how they all work together to form an integrative picture of how an animal
operates in a given environment
Comparative Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ species comparisons to discern physiological and
evolutionary patterns; not random comparisons
Environmental Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ physiology in the context of environment and
evolutionary adaptations
Evolutionary Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ Studying the evolution of animals from a
physiological standpoint rather than anatomical
Developmental Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ how physiological processes unfold and
develop from embryo > fetus > juvenile > adult
Cell Physiology - correct answer ✔✔ physiology of the cells themselves (not necessarily as a sub
discipline). Can provide cell physiology in the context of integration to the tissue/organ level
Why is it studied? - correct answer ✔✔ Scientific curiosity, commercial and agricultural
practices, insight into human physiology
