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Increase in CO2 in the blood

Use the following information to answer the next 6 questions:   Woytanowski & Coughlin (2013) conducted a study to test if the fish Osmerus mordax (rainbow smelt), acclimated to different temperature regimes.   One group of fish was kept in aquaria at 5°C for 6 weeks and another group was kept in aquaria at 20°C for 6 weeks.  After six weeks of acclimation, the fish were moved to a tank at 10°C and maximum steady swimming speed and maximum tailbeat frequency were determined for each group.  The data is shown to the right:  

Which is better acclimated to survive at 10°C? 

You can reduce drag on a fixed object in a fluid by

Heat shock proteins

Share something that you studied but was not asked about on the exam.  Be sure to write enough detail in your answer to be worth 5 pts of EXTRA CREDIT.

Marine homeotherms have a problem in sea water because

The reduction of loss of heat from a porpoise’s flipper is explained by

Inertial forces dominate strongly when 

Within a boundary layer