The Following Questions Refer to Figure 40.1

question 15

Multiple Choice

The following questions refer to Figure 40.1.

Figure 40.1
-Near the goose's abdomen, the consequence of this arrangement of the arterial and venous blood vessels is that

• A)the temperature difference between the vessels is minimized by countercurrent exchange.
• B)the venous blood is as cold near the abdomen as it is near the feet.
• C)the blood in the feet as the same temperature as the blood in the abdomen.
• D)the temperature at the abdomen is less than the temperature at the feet.
• E)the goose loses the maximum possible amount of heat to the environment.

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Definitions:

Monocot

A classification of flowering plants (angiosperms) characterized by having one cotyledon, parallel leaf veins, and flower parts usually in multiples of three.

Eudicot

A major group of flowering plants that are characterized by having two seed leaves, or cotyledons, and usually a broad range of floral arrangements.

Anatomy

The branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts; a detailed examination of the physical structure of organisms.

Secondary Tissues

Tissues that are produced by the secondary growth of plants, including xylem and phloem, contributing to the increased thickness of stems and roots.