38. Animal Form and Function

What kind of feedback most directly maintains homeostasis? Why is this?

Which of the following animals would you expect to consume food at the highest rate (kilograms of food per kilogram of body weight per day)?

The amount of energy expended while an endothermic organism is resting, unstressed, and not actively digesting or growing is called its __________.

In most animals, food is digested by __________, __________ are absorbed by body cells, and most energy-containing molecules are used to generate __________.