Animal structure and function

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Buoyancy
Density 1,
How much water does a 1000cc fish...,
A 1000g fish will displace how mu...
11  cards
Locomotion in Fish
Locomotory costs in water are rel...,
What does the heteroceral tail of...,
What are the 3 types of drag 3
21  cards
Locomotion in Birds
Flying is similar to swimming exc...,
How does an aerofoil work 2,
______ movement of the wing pushe...
20  cards
Locomotion on Land
Stability on land for a land anim...,
What is a quadruped 2,
What is a biped 3
11  cards
Locomotion without limbs
Snakes use one of four main types...,
Describe undulatory movement 2,
Describe rectiilinear movement 3
7  cards
Circulatory systems 1
Simply put what is a circulatory ...,
The circulatory system provides c...,
Who needs a circulatory system 3
20  cards
Circulatory System 2
What are capillary systems 1,
What are venous systems 2,
What are the three main factors i...
6  cards
Respiration Oxygen Transport DO NOT UNDERSTAND AT ALL
Anaerobic metabolism is __x more ...,
Aerobic metabolism requires _____...,
Diffusion ammount of substance di...
12  cards
Diving vertebrates
What is the arapaima gigas 1,
Amphibian circulation consists of...,
Diving in marine iguanas 3
19  cards
Osmoregulation & Ionoregulation
Familiarise with this image 1,
Osmoregulation 2,
Ionoregulation 3
14  cards
Metabolism
Metabolism 1,
Define anabolism catabolism 2,
Energy budget 3
15  cards
Thermoregulation
Heat production heat transfer 1,
Behavioural mechanisms 2,
Footnote physiological mechanisms 3
22  cards

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