Some Deer Mice Are Physiologically Adapted to Live at High

question 79

Multiple Choice

Some deer mice are physiologically adapted to live at high altitudes because ____.

• A) adults maintain fetal forms of hemoglobin
• B) of mutations in hemoglobin that increase its oxygen-binding affinity
• C) of mutations in myoglobin that increase its oxygen-binding affinity
• D) of mutations that increase heart rates
• E) of mutations that decrease heart rates

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Definitions:

Innervate

To supply an organ or other body part with nerves.

Gallbladder

A small, pear-shaped organ located beneath the liver that stores and concentrates bile, a digestive fluid produced by the liver.

Autonomic Nervous System

A component of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary body functions, including heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.

Skeletal Muscle

Specialized tissue that enables movement in animals by contraction.