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 #6 - Metabolism of Ectotherms and Endotherms.

      Task: This assignment will assess your learning outcomes and experiences in the lab on the "Metabolism of Ectotherms and Endotherms." Please answer the questions in the box below, and send me your responses by email.

      Assessment:

      • +25 points if completed by Friday 26 September 2003.

      Detailed Instructions:

      1. Copy the entire text in the box below from this page into a word processor (such as MS-Word).
      2. Answer each of these questions directly in the word processor between the [[Q#:START]] and [[Q#:END]] brackets.
      3. Do mot make any changes to these brackets.
      4. Spell check and proof read your answers.
      5. Copy the entire block of text (questions and answers) and paste it into a "New Message" in whatever email software you know and love. (*** PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME AN "ATTACHMENT FILE" ***)
      6. Copy the following text to the email subject line: Biology401: Assignment 6 - Metabolism of Ectotherms and Endotherms
      7. Send your email to me at my home email address grant@dca.net and cc: it to yourself
      8. You may work collaboratively with your group to answer Question 1, however, please work alone and submit your own answers to the other questions.

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      BIO 401: Assignment 6 - Metabolism of Ectotherms and Endotherms.

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      Question 1. Examine the excel spreadsheet sheet containing your log log plots of body mass and metabolism posted here: MetabolismLab1StudentResults.xls and answer the three questions below:
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      (a) What are the slopes of the best fit lines?

      (b) How can these slopes be used in metabolic investagations?

      (c) Describe the effect of body mass on metabolic rate?

      (d) Please compose a short powerpoint presentation (no more than 8 slides) that summarizes the results of your experiment. Please include (1) project title, your names, and your question, (2) your methods and study species, (3) your raw data (in a table), (4) a summary graph (or two) visualizing your results, and (5) a summary slide (or two) including specific conclusions from your data, as well and general conclusions about animal metabolism that can be drawn from your results. Important Note: Please email this presentation to vatnick@pop1.science.widener.edu (however, note that the text of your other responses should go to grant@dca.net as described above). [#1]

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      Question 2. What were three of the main ideas, general concepts, or principles that you were supposed to understand and take with you from the lab: "Metabolism of Ectotherms and Endotherms"? [#2]
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      Question 3. What was the one thing you learned from this lab that you will likely
      remember a year from now? [#3]
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      Question 4. What was one idea, concept, or principle that you really did not get from the lab (and the follow-up classroom discussions), that you feel you were really were supposed to understand? [#4]
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      Question 5. What was one idea, concept, or principle that you wanted to learn more about had there been more time? [#5]
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              You are welcome to download some or all of the material we have posted at this site for your use in your physiological ecology course. This does not include commercial uses for profit. If you do use any lengthy exerpts (more than 2 lines) of the material above, we request that you formally acknowledge this site and/or sites we have acknowledged as the source(s). We also request that you reciprocate and send us a copy of your physiological ecology educational materials so that we may see what you have put together.

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

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