EBIO 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ambulocetus, Herbivore, Cellular Respiration
18 Feb 2017
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Lecture 13 (11 & 12 continued) - intro to animal form and function. Because water is 700 times more dense than air, water tends to pull heat out of you very quickly. Smaller animal has a larger sa:v ratio than larger animals. Absolute value doesn"t matter, what matters is the relative difference. Relative change in sa:v ratio as you get bigger, your sa is climbing, but your. The result of this is your sa:v ratio is decreasing as your size increases. Lecture 13 (labeled 12 on d2l) - nutrition and digestion: why do we eat, nutritional requirements, adaptive among animals. Digestive system: burger to bowl what are they and where do they primarily occur, ingestion, digestion, absorption, elimination. 2) fatty acids membranes and hormones. Plant matter is hard to break down so you need more time/a longer digestive track. Organisms living inside the digestive system and helping the animal breakdown plant matter/cellulose.
