Balance studies. (Group E) a. What is a balance equation? b. What are the variou

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Balance studies. (Group E) a. What is a balance equation? b. What are the various components of i) energy, ii) water and iii) thermal balance? c. Write down the Input = Output equations for each of these three regulatory systems. d. Explain how all three systems are dependent upon each other. e. Explain what would happen in each case if an animal were in i) negative or ii) positive balance. Give examples. f. A gecko consumes 0.75g/day of insects containing 70% water and an energy content of 20kcal per g oven dried insect. 30% of the energy is lost in feces and 3% lost in urine. Assuming that the gecko is in energy balance: i) Determine the average daily metabolic rate. ii) The digestive efficiency? iii) If the resting metabolic rate of the lizard is 0.6 kcal/h, is the animal m energy balance: how much energy is available for activity? iv) What is a gecko? Do you think the proportion of energy allocated to activity justified?

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A balanced equation is an equation where number of atoms and the charged corresponding to them are equal on both sides of a reaction.

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