SAT II Biology M please help

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<p>I have a few questions regarding the SAT II biology M and thank you in advance to everyone who helps</p>

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<li><p>can someone please tell me why metabolic rate in endotherms does not change with temperature because for instance if an endotherm is in a very cold environment shouldn't its metabolic rate increase so that heat will be given off as a waste product and homeostasis of temperature will be maintained?</p></li>
<li><p>please summarize why metabolic rate in ectotherms changes with temperature...is it because for instance in a cold environment the not enough kinetic energy is provided to reach the activation energy for the reactions?</p></li>
<li><p>how important are plants on the SAT II bio M? I personally loathe plants and have a lot of trouble with them and really just don't know any of the plant material (forgot all of it) and to what extent do I need to know the plant material? i.e. what stuff about the plants? plant hormones? seed embryo structure and physiology? how frequently do questions on plants turn up?</p></li>
<li><p>how important is taxonomy? again I personally loathe taxonomy and have forgotten almost all of the taxonomy material so how frequently do questions on taxonomy turn up? to what extent do I need to know taxonomy? and what in specific?</p></li>
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<p>bump any help is appreciated</p>

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<li><p>small mammals and human babies do increase metabolism to produce more heat in cold environments,but it’s still uncertain if adults do too. Endotherms maintain temperature by things like constricted blood vessels, shivering, etc. which work well in preserving heat</p></li>
<li><p>I’m not really sure, but you probably don’t have to know that much specifics for the bio SAT</p></li>
<li><p>I haven’t taken the bio sat yet, but from studying and stuff, i think we’ll probably have to know the basics. Like where the anthers/ovules are, what auxins do, differences btween dicot/monocot and bryophyte/tracheophyte, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>yeah i agree, taxonomy is hard to remember. probably which are heterotrophs/autotrophs, the major kingdoms, and the common animal phyla</p></li>
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<p>thanks and good luck on your test</p>

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<p>sorry but if anyone else could please offer some more insight it would be greatly appreciated</p>