BIO 212 Form & Function Exam 1 Questions
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What functions do organisms need to survive? 1. Regulation of water and ions
2. Nutrition
3. Internal Transport
4. Sensory systems, signals, and responses
5. Movement
6. Reproduction
7. Defense
As a creature gets smaller, the surface area to volume ratio gets larger
Surface area to Volume tradeoffs >larger animals need to eat more food to keep up
>larger animals, though, can keep heat better
Sensor a receptor that detects a stimulus
Integrator compares signals from the sensor to set point
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What functions do organisms need to survive? 1. Regulation of water and ions
2. Nutrition
3. Internal Transport
4. Sensory systems, signals, and responses
5. Movement
6. Reproduction
7. Defense
As a creature gets smaller, the surface area to volume ratio gets larger
Surface area to Volume tradeoffs >larger animals need to eat more food to keep up
>larger animals, though, can keep heat better
Sensor a receptor that detects a stimulus
Integrator compares signals from the sensor to set point
