Regulation of water loss in desert animals

Subject: Biology

Grade: Upper Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Class activity

Resource ID: b550
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At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– recognize the different adaptations of animals to life in a water-deficient environment
– understand the basic mechanisms that limit water loss in desert animals
– understand the basic principles of water management in desert animals.

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The desert environment Student activity How desert animals ... Student activity Conservation of wat... Student activity Prevention of overh... Student activity Heterothermy Student activity Water-conserving ad... Student activity

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Secondary School

Upper Secondary (Grades 10-12)

Biology

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67. Regulation of water loss in desert animals

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Keywords

water, Condensation, reticulum, regulation, animals, sweat, rumen, omasum, abomasum, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, uric acid, metabolic water, renal mechanisms, intestinal mechanisms, juxtamedullary nephrons, cortical nephrons, loss, desert, Regulation of water loss in desert animals

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