BIO 401. Life at the Edge: The Physiological Ecology of Extreme Environments. Fall 2003

      Dr. Bruce W. Grant and Dr. Itzick Vatnick
      Department of Biology, Widener University, Chester, PA, 19013
      BWG office Loveland Hall # 9, ext. 4017, IV office Kirkbride # 516, ext. 4245
      grant@pop1.science.widener.edu and vatnick@pop1.science.widener.edu

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      Fall 2003, Biology401: Assignment #10: Exam 1 - Results, Vocabulary, and Concept List.


          Biology401: Assignment #10: Exam 1 - Results:

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          0490       85
          1926       83
          9942       80
          1068       79
          2157       79
          9999       79
          3650       73
          0704       70
          0304       68
          9671       65
          3100       57
          2154       40
          8087       42
          1237       32


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        Biology401: Assignment #10: Exam 1 - Vocabulary, and Concept List

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        Below is a list of vocabulary and concepts of which you should be able to demonstrate your understanding on the exam next week:


        scaling
        allometry
        metabolism ---graph
        weight specific metabolism ---graph
        oxygen consumption
        calorimetry
        Q10 --- define, graph, and manipulate the equation (if provided with it)
        RQ --- define, graph
        heat transfer
        radiation, visible and thermal infrared
        spectral absorptivity
        convection
        boundary layer
        conduction
        conductance and insulation
        evaporation and transpiration
        heat versus temperature
        operative environmental temperature, Te
        body temperature, Tb
        thermal neutral zone
        cooling curves --- graph, and manipulate the equation (if provided with it)
        endothermy
        ectothermy
        homeothermy
        poikilothermy or heterothermy
        counter-current heat exchange
        acclimation-- graph
        acclimatization --- graph
        adaptation
        natural selection
        evolution
        evolution by natural selection
        torpor and hibernation
        Hb dissociation curve -- graph
        Bohr effect
        Haldane effect
        Root effect









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        Please send comments or suggestions to Bruce W. Grant: grant@pop1.science.widener.edu.

        Copyright - Bruce W. Grant and Itzick Vatick, 2003.