______ cover length traps more air Correct Answers longer
___________ is the primary means of heat loss as air
temperature nears body temperature
a) radiation
b) convection
c) conduction
d) evaporation Correct Answers evaporation
____-_______ is important in energy cost of locomotion in
snow Correct Answers Foot-loading
1 cal is equal to:
a) 4.184 J
b) 4.184 kJ
c) 0.4184 J
d) none of the above Correct Answers 4.184 J
1g of carbohydrate contains how many kcal?
a) 9
b) 16
c) 12
d) 4
e) 5 Correct Answers 4
1g of fat contains how many kcal?
a) 9
b) 16
c) 12
,d) 4
e) 5 Correct Answers 9
1g of protein contains how many kcal?
a) 9
b) 16
c) 12
d) 4
e) 5 Correct Answers 4
A smaller animal has a ______ energy requirement for basal
metabolic metabolism ___ ____ __ ____ ______ than a larger
animal. Correct Answers higher
per unit of body weight
Adipose tissue reflects fats consumed by the animal except
_________ and _______ __________. Correct Answers
ruminants
foregut fermenters
Air is a ____ conductor, and as such, it is a ____ insulator
Correct Answers poor
good
All radiation can be ________ or _________ Correct Answers
absorbed
reflected
Animals going through daily torpor save __% energy, do not
necessarily enter in a ______ position of sleep, and may be
,capable of _____________ locomotion and may ___ and _____
Correct Answers 66
curled
uncoordinated
eat
drink
Animals radiate ________ radiation while the sun radiates
_________ radiation. Correct Answers longwave
shortwave
Animals that waddle spend 2x (more/less) energy Correct
Answers more
Approximately what proportion of the world's bird species
migrate?
a) 20%
b) 30%
c) 40%
d) 50%
e) 60% Correct Answers 50%
Arousal during hibernation involves? Correct Answers
increased core body temperature
increased heart rate
increased respiration rate
increased oxygen consumption
As energy rich milk takes a lot out of the mother, the more
energy rich the milk is, the _______ the lactation Correct
Answers shorter
, Birds have a (higher/lower) BMR on an individual species basis
than mammals Correct Answers higher
BMR can also be determined by converting... Correct Answers
oxygen consumption
BMR in newly hatched birds is typically (high/low) but will (fall
below/rise above) normal adult levels during rapid growth
Correct Answers low
rise above
Burrowing requires upwards of __x more energy than walking
but supplies access to ___, protection from _________, and a
more ______ _______ ___________. Correct Answers 30
food
predators
stable thermal environment
Carnivores and piscivores consume soft tissues with what
properties and utilize what kind of digestion? Correct Answers
highly digestible
high in protein
variable fat content
autoenzymic
Carnivores who do not fit into a specialized category are simply
defined as?
a) herbivores
b) omnivores
c) insectivores