Biologists Know That Bats Have Different Flight Characteristics

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Essay

Biologists know that bats have different flight characteristics.Some bats exhibit fast, straight, and long flights; others are moderately slow, and highly maneuverable.The flight capabilities of bats are presumably a function of (a)the characteristics of the bat wings, and (b)the laws of physics.The data presented below are wing weights in grams for certain species of bats from Nicaragua and Costa Rica.Two categories of bat species are represented: fruit-eaters and insect-eaters.

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Definitions:

Arteries

Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body's tissues, except for the pulmonary arteries that carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the cerebrum in the brain, involved in high-level functions like consciousness, thought, emotion, reasoning, language, and memory.

Anterior Cerebral Artery

A major artery supplying oxygenated blood to most midline portions of the frontal lobes and superior medial parietal lobes of the brain.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for voluntary movement, expressive language, and for managing higher level executive functions.