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exam 3 | GSCI 1010 - Age of the Dinosaurs, Quizzes of Geology

flashcards for chapters 12,13,15 Class: GSCI 1010 - Age of the Dinosaurs; Subject: Geoscience; University: University of Connecticut; Term: Fall 2009;

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TERM 1
endothermic
DEFINITION 1
dinosaurs that regulate their body temperature internally
TERM 2
ectothermic
DEFINITION 2
organisms that use externally sources of heat to regulate
their body temperature
TERM 3
poikilotherms
DEFINITION 3
temperature flunctuates
TERM 4
homeotherms
DEFINITION 4
temperature remains constant
TERM 5
metabolism
DEFINITION 5
the sum of chemical reactions in the cells of an organism
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TERM 1

endothermic

DEFINITION 1

dinosaurs that regulate their body temperature internally

TERM 2

ectothermic

DEFINITION 2

organisms that use externally sources of heat to regulate

their body temperature

TERM 3

poikilotherms

DEFINITION 3

temperature flunctuates

TERM 4

homeotherms

DEFINITION 4

temperature remains constant

TERM 5

metabolism

DEFINITION 5

the sum of chemical reactions in the cells of an organism

TERM 6

evidence of dinosaur endothermy-stance

DEFINITION 6

fully erect stance long leggedness bipeds are endotherms

TERM 7

evidence of dinosaur endothermy-limb

anatomy

DEFINITION 7

endotherms are capable of higher levels of activity some of

the dinosaurs were made for running because there thigh

muscles are longer than their calf muscles