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Methods of Heat transfer, Ectotherms and Endotherms

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Where do metabolic reactions happen? (Biggest source of heat)   In the liver  
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Define conduction   How heat transfers from one object to another  
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Define convection   Heat transfers between an organism and an air current  
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Define Radiation   Heat is released as a wave from a hot oject  
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Define Evaporation   Heat is lost when water changes from liquid to a gas (sweat)  
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What is an ectotherm?   an animal whose body temperature changes depending on the temperature of the environment  
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What is an endotherm?   an animal who can maintain a stable body temperature internally  
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Which groups of vertebrate animals are ectotherms?   Cold-blooded: Fish, Amphibians (frog, newt), Reptiles  
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which groups of vertebrae animals are endotherms?   Mammals and birds  
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An advantage of being and endotherm?   Live in a variety of environments  
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A disadvantage of being an endotherm?   More energy required to live (need food).  
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Are dogs endotherms or ectotherms? And why?   Endotherms because even though they don't sweat, they shiver and have fur to keep them warm  
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What glands keep endotherms cool?   Sweat glands  
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Why are ectotherms more limited in their choice of environment?   They are dependent on the environmental temperature.  
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What centre in the brain communicates messages?   Thermoregulatory centre  
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What 2 sensors or detectors pick up a change in outward temperature in a human   Hypothalamus (as blood passes through the brain) and the skin.  
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What is the effector of feeling too hot?   Sweating  
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What is it called when the body returns to optimum conditions?   Response  
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What is it called when the smooth muscle in the arterioles constrict when the body is too cold?   Vasoconstriction  
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What is it called when the smooth muscle in the arterioles relax when the body is too hot?   Vasodilation  
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What do the erector pili muscles do when the body is too cold and what happens?   Contract - the hairs on the arm stand up  
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What do the glands secrete when the body is too cold and why?   Adrenaline and thyroxine which increase the metabolic rate.  
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What do the skeletal muscles produce when the body is too cold?   Shivering  
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What is considered to be the normal body temperature?   37C  
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What do the glands stop releasing when the body is too hot?   Adrenaline and thyroxine  
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How is the skin adapted to regulate temperature? (Name 5 things)   1.It has hair 2.Thick layer of fat 3.Sweat glands 4. Capillary network 5.Thermoreceptors  
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What happens to the blood during vasocontriction?   Blood flows deep down so that little heat is lost  
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What happens to the blood during vasodilation?   Arterioles dilate so that blood flows closer to the skin causing heat loss through skin.  
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