Chapter 30 Quiz

Chapter 30 Quiz

. Dry savannas are

. Which is a characteristic of the Serengeti plains of East Africa?

. A mammal living in dry savannas and deserts that weighs _______ would have the least weight-specific water cost to void endogenously produced heat.

. Which animal has the least body-surface area per unit of weight?

. Which mammal has the highest weight-specific metabolic rate?

. A mammal living in dry savannas and deserts that weighs _______ has the least physiological advantage.

. Which animal has the greatest rate of evaporation relative to its body size?

. In the Serengeti, there is a gradient of _______ moisture and _______ aridity from the northwest to the _______.

. Some scientists believe that one of the reasons herds of wildebeest migrate, leaving the southeast Serengeti ecosystem at the end of the rainy season, is the change in

. At 25°C, about _______% of a kangaroo rat's water needs are met by _______.

. Oryxes are _______; they get their preformed water _______.

. Which statement regarding large, drinking-water dependent herbivores is true?

. The best time to feed on leaves is

. In the Kalahari ecosystem, which month is the best to find grass with high protein content?

. Which statement about the Arabian oryx is true?

. In winter, at what time do Arabian oryxes exhibit the highest average body temperature?

. On a summer day, the Arabian oryx's body temperature at 6:00 pm could be as high as _______°C.

. Oryxes eat leaves that are firm but not juicy; they contain about _______% water.

. Which statement about camels is false?

. Which of the following is not employed as a water conservation strategy in dromedaries?

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