BIO 373 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I Water Balance a Marine Animals b Terrestrial Animals II Energy a Sources of energy i Autotrophs ii Chemosynthesis iii Photosynthesis 1 Pathways Outline of Current Lecture I Energy Continued a Heterotrophs i energy and digestion ii adaptations and morphology iii foraging theory Current Lecture Energy continued heterotrophs o obtain energy from other organisms obtain organic compounds from outside source digestion break down with enzymes and bacteria o adaptations and morphology for eating ex birds have specialized bills effects survivorship o foraging theory organisms will forage optimally These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute organisms will use the least amount of energy to obtain the most amount of energy possible assumptions energy investment to obtain food is required o also time investment total energy to gain will eventually max out and stay constant net energy will max out and eventually decrease see slide image with graph
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