APS 136 animal physiology, reproduction & development

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Lecture 1: mating and sex
All organisms ___ but not all org...,
Reproduction,
Sex
36  cards
Lecture 2: Gametogenesis
Gametogenesis is the process of,
Mitosis,
Meiosis
32  cards
Lecture 3: Fertilisation
Fertilisation is the,
Why isnt fertilisation as simple ...,
2 types of fertilisation
13  cards
Lecture 5: Animal Development
What is development,
How long does development last,
The key stages of development
26  cards
Lecture 4: Applying fertility research to animal conservation
Across bird species on average __...,
Why do eggs fail 2 reasons,
Fertilisation failure
15  cards
Lecture 11: Body Size and Scaling
Animal size examples,
What similar physiological functi...,
Physics influences physiology two...
25  cards
Lecture 6: What controls development in animals
Key stages of development reviewed,
Morphogenesis,
Development is controlled by
40  cards
Lecture 14: Waste disposal
Why do you have to wee when you s...,
Proteins are also digested for or...,
What sort of animals produce ammonia
30  cards
Lecture 15: Temperature
Thermal conformity poikilothermy,
Thermoregulation homeothermy,
Regional homeothermy core body te...
45  cards
Lecture 17: Aerobic Respiration
Aerobic respiration equation gene...,
Gases croos surface by ____,
Diffusion rate is listed by
25  cards
Lecture 7: Cloning
What is a clone,
Mechanisms of cloning,
Natural cloning
29  cards
Lecture 8: Development and evolution
What is an example of how develop...,
The phenotype of an adult organis...,
Similarities among organisms are ...
25  cards
Lecture 9: Adaptation, Acclimation and Plasticity
Physiology,
Comparative,
Means that comparative physiology...
12  cards
Lecture 10: Homeostasis
Homeostasis,
Homeostasis steady state,
Homeostatic mechanisms have 3 fun...
29  cards
Lecture 12: Regulation of body temperature
For a constant body temperature,
Homeostasis depends on,
Heat is lost gained by ___ from w...
30  cards
Lecture 13: Water Balance
Optimal function of animal depend...,
Examples of body fluids are,
___ is a major component of body ...
32  cards
Lecture 16: Insect Endocrinology
In all organisms controls activit...,
Endocrine,
Exocrine glands
25  cards

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