1
Q
Catabolic
A
Reactions that break down food to get energy
2
Q
Anabolic
A
Reactions that result in net energy storage within cells
3
Q
Metabolic Efficiency
A
Amount of energy captured in a usable form per amount of energy in starting molecule
4
Q
Metabolic Rate
A
Animals’s overall rate of energy use, measured by rate of oxygen consumption
5
Q
Recovery Metabolism
A
Animals use metabolic energy to try to reestablish resting membrane potential -> elevated consumption of oxygen after finishing an activity
6
Q
Endotherm
A
Animals that produce most of their own heat through metabolic reactions
7
Q
Ectotherms
A
Animals that obtain most of their heat from environment
8
Q
Essential Amino Acid
A
Can’t be synthesized by organism’s cellular pathways
9
Q
Peristalsis
A
Waves of smooth muscle contraction and relaxation
