Thermoregulation and osmoregulation

Outcomes:  Thermoregulation 3, Thermoregulation 4, Thermoregulation 6; Osmoregulation 1, Osmoregulation 2, Osmoregulation 3, Osmoregulation 4

Prerequisite Outcomes:  Thermoregulation 1, Thermoregulation 2; Membrane Transport 3

  1. This worksheet uses graphs and tables to compare and contrast different thermoregulatory strategies to one another, and different osmoregulatory strategies to one another.

Osmoregulation and ratio of surface area-to-volume

Outcomes: Osmoregulation 3, Osmoregulation 4

Prerequisite outcomes: Gradients 1, Gradients 3; Membrane Transport 2, Membrane Transport 3

  1. Apply the concept of the ratio of surface area-to-volume, previously considered in the context of thermoregulation, to osmoregulation using these clicker questions:

 

  1. This case study could also be used to reinforce concepts of osmoregulation
    • Osmosis – Osmosis is Serious Business!This directed case study involves two “stories,” each one concerned with some aspect of osmosis in living cells. Part I is centered around the effects of a hypertonic environment on plant cells, while Part II focuses on the effects of a hypotonic environment on human cells. (Osmoregulation 3, Osmoregulation 4