ECOLOGICAL BIOCHEMISTRY - Study Guide - V. M. Isaienko 2005

Chapter 8. PLANT AND ANIMAL RESISTANCE AND ADAPTATION

8.3. Resistance and Adaptation of Animals to Environmental Conditions

The Biochemical Mechanisms of Resistance and Adaptation in animals are largely distinct from those inherent in plants. This is primarily due to the Anatomical and physiological differences between these organisms. At the same time, despite A wide variety of conditions, Levels of Organization, and diverse biochemical mechanisms, animals share certain commonalities. Among these mechanisms, the most critical are the characteristics of Respiration and Redox reactions in aquatic and terrestrial animals, the maintenance of body fluid Homeostasis (osmoregulation), thermoregulation, coloration, and Bioluminescence. Some aspects of biochemical adaptation in animals have been partially covered in Chapter 6.



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