Animal Physiology Jeopardy Jeopardy Template

Thermoregulation	Metabolism/Nutrition	Nervous/Endocrine System	Circulation	Sleep
100 Ectotherm What is a synonym for poikilotherm?	100 Metabolic rate What is the rate of energy expenditure of an animal called?	100 Neuron What is a cell that sends a message to another cell by by an electrical signal called an action potential?	100 Heart; lungs Name at least one organ involved in blood circulation	100 Insomnia What is a sleep disorder in which you have trouble staying or falling asleep?
200 Endothermy and Ectothermy What are the two main methods by which animals produce heat?	200 Assimilation The breakdown of food molecules by enzyme action into smaller chemical components is to digestion as the entry of molecules into living tissues of an animal from outside those tissues is to.....	200 Voltage-gated Leak Channel ATP-pump channel What are two types of ion channels?	200 Away; towards Arteries lead blood ______ from the heart, while veins lead blood ______ the heart.	200 Restoration/Recovery Hypothesis Under which hypothesis is sleep regarded as a function needed to heal damage to bodies in terms of boosting immune system functionality and healing wounds more rapidly
300 Endothermic homeotherms High performance in poor conditions is a characteristic of....	300 Allometrically How does metabolic rate scale with body size?	300 Pituitary gland What is the main gland in the brain involved in hormones, often referred to as the master gland?	300 Systolic is the highest pressure during cardiac contraction, while diastolic is the lowest pressure during cardiac relaxation What is the difference diastolic and systolic pressure?	300 Behavioral Homeostatic regulation Electrophysiological Physiological Name at least two of the four characteristics that define sleep
400 Increases with temperature until it reaches a critical temperature. What is the relationship between metabolic rate and performance of ectotherms?	400 Essential organic nutrients What are nutrients that organisms cannot biochemically synthesize?	400 Insulin and Epinephrine Insulin and Glucagon What are two hormones that influence one another through antagonism?	400 Open: •Cells directly bathed in blood •Cannot control pressure or flow •High ‘blood’ volume Closed: •Cells separated from blood by other cells •Can control pressure and flow •Low ‘blood’ volume Name one difference between open and closed circulatory system	400 Jellyfish don't have brains What is the primary justification as to why jellyfish do not have the ability to sleep?
500 Hyperthermia What is an animal's rise of metabolic rate above thermoneutrality?	500 Chitin and cellulose What are the two most abundant organic compounds on Earth, but many animals lack the enzymes to digest them?	500 Creates a negative feedback loop by lowering blood glucose levels Stores and facilitates nutrient storage What are two functions of insulin in nutrient metabolism in vertebrates?	500 Atrium Sinus Venosus Bulbus Arteriosus Ventricle Name at least two of the four sequential chambers of the fish heart	500 REM During what stage of sleep can sleep paralysis occur?

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