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Chapter 7 Animal adaptations to the Environments

Chapter 7 Animal adaptations to the Environments. Challenges of terrestrial animals. Temperature Moisture. Surface area-volume ratio. Adaptation to temperature. Adaptations to temperatures. Body Temperature Regulation. Ectotherms Rely mainly on external energy sources. Endotherms

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Chapter 7 Animal adaptations to the Environments

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  1. Chapter 7 Animal adaptations to the Environments

  2. Challenges of terrestrial animals • Temperature • Moisture

  3. Surface area-volume ratio

  4. Adaptation to temperature

  5. Adaptations to temperatures

  6. Body Temperature Regulation • Ectotherms • Rely mainly on external energy sources. • Endotherms • Rely heavily on metabolic energy. • Poikilotherms • Body temperature varies directly with environmental temperature. • Homeotherms • maintain a relatively constant internal environment

  7. Temperature Regulation by Ectothermic Animals

  8. Behavioral thermoregulation

  9. Acclimatization: long-term temperature regulation

  10. Temperature Regulation by Endothermic Animals • Thermal neutral zone is the range of environmental temperatures over which the metabolic rate of a homeothermic animal does not change. • Breadth varies among endothermic species.

  11. Countercurrent heat exchange

  12. Surviving Extreme Temperatures Inactivity • Seek shelter during extreme periods. Reducing Metabolic Rate Hummingbirds enter a state of torpor when food is scarce and night temps are extreme. Hibernation - Winter Estivation – Summer Migration

  13. Adaptation to water

  14. (II) Water Regulation on Land • Terrestrial organisms face (2) major challenges: • Evaporative loss to environment. • Reduced access to replacement water.

  15. Water Regulation on Land • Wia= Wd + Wf + Wa - We - Ws • Wia= Animal’s internal water • Wd = Drinking • Wf = Food • Wa = Absorbed by air • We = Evaporation • Ws = Secretion / Excretion

  16. Water Regulation on Land

  17. Water Acquisition • Most terrestrial animals satisfy their water needs via eating and drinking. • Can also be gained via metabolism through oxidation of glucose: • C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O • Metabolic water refers to the water released during cellular respiration.

  18. Water regulation of terrestrial animals

  19. (III)Water Movement in Aquatic Environments • If two environments differ in water or salt concentrations, substances will tend to move down their concentration gradients. • Diffusion • Osmosis: Diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.

  20. (III) Water Movement in Aquatic Environment • Isomotic: Body fluids and external fluid are at the same concentration. • Hypoosmotic: Body fluids are at a higher concentration than the external environment. • Hyperosmotic: Body fluids are at a lower concentration than the external environment.

  21. loss Gain Gain loss

  22. Water regulation of hyperosmotic animals (IV) Water and Salt Balance

  23. Hypoosmotic animals

  24. Mitochondria-rich cell

  25. 上課完畢,謝謝!

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