BIO203H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 41: Loose Connective Tissue, Epithelium, Muscle Tissue
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Metabolic water - water from the by-product of cellular respiration. Anatomy - the study of an organism"s physical structure. Physiology - the study of how the physical structures in an organism function. Adaptations are studied by biologists (who also study anatomy and physiology) - heritable traits that allow individuals to survive and reproduce in a certain environment better than individuals that lack those traits. Modification of human spine is considered an adaptation to support upright posture, but it is not perfect. Ex: there is a trade-off between offspring quality (egg size) and quantity of egg. Study of anatomy and physiology - study of compromise and constraint as well as adaptation. Acclimatization/ acclimation - a phenotypic change in an individual in response to short-term changes in the environment. Adaptation - refers only to a genetic change in a population in response to natural selection exerted by the environment. The structure"s (if adaptive) size, shape and composition correlates closely with its function.
