The data below were collected from a bat and a chameleon. a. Plot the data for e
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The data below were collected from a bat and a chameleon. a. Plot the data for each animal. b. What other units could be used to measure metabolic rate? c. Why are the thermoregulatory patterns of the two animals different? d. Which animal (A or B) do you think is the lizard? Explain e. Determine the lower and upper critical limit of the thermoneutral zone for animal A. Be sure to explain what these terms mean. f. What is meant by BMR? g. What is the BMR for animal A? h. What does the slope of the line below the lower critical limit for animal A reveal? i. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each thermoregulatory profile?Explanation / Answer
Ans. b) There are several units used to designate metabolic rate; watt (joule/second), joule per hour per kg body mass J/(h. kilogram).
c.) The thermoregulatory pattern is different in bat and chameleon due to the fact that the bats are endothermic while chameleons are ectothermic. Bats are mammals; they have the ability to maintain their body temperature on their own. But chameleon are reptile (cold blooded) their body temperature fluctuates a lot.
d.) On the basis of given data, animal B is lizard (chameleon) because there is huge fluctuation in temperature.
f.) Metabolic rate or basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimum rate of energy used per unit time by endothermic organism during rest.
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