Flying Insects Do All of the Following Except

question 78

Multiple Choice

Flying insects do all of the following except

• A) increase metabolism as much as 200-fold during flight.
• B) switch from diffusion of tracheal gases to active transport during flight.
• C) utilize high numbers of mitochondria in flight muscles.
• D) produce water molecules from oxygen in mitochondria.
• E) generate carbon dioxide from catabolism of fuel molecules.

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