Name: Student ID:

Ramses Holguin AL02990052

Course:

Life sciences

Module: 1 Activity: Exercise 8_Option 2

Date: February 22th, 2023.

Suarez, R. K., Brown, G. S., & O. (1991, June 1). Mitochondrial respiration in hummingbird
flight muscles. PNAS.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.88.11.4870#:~:text=Respiration%20rates%20of
%20muscle%20mitochondria,maximum%20aerobic%20capacities%20(VO2max).

Mayntz, M. (2022, April 11). Ideal Habitats for Hummingbirds. The Spruce.
https://www.thespruce.com/hummingbird-habitats-386254

Facts: Hummingbird Characteristics. (n.d.).

https://journeynorth.org/hummingbirds/resources/article/facts-hummingbird-
characteristics#:~:text=to%20the%20next.-,Q.,to%20chase%20each%20other%20away.

Identify the type of cellular respiration of the hummingbird (clearly state whether it’s
aerobic or anaerobic).
Since hummingbirds must breathe in oxygen to survive, their cellular respiration is aerobic.
In actuality, a flying hummingbird's muscle mitochondria produce 7–10 milliliters of oxygen per
cm3.

Describe the habitat of the hummingbird.

 We can find them almost everywhere, demonstrating their incredible adaptability. They
simply search for an area with food and water. However, we can find them in tropical forests,
canyons, and grasslands.

What is the source of calories and proteins of hummingbirds?

They get very excited when they see flowers because they provide nectar and some small
insects, which they eat, are food for them.

Describe the methods that hummingbirds use to communicate with one another.
They can communicate in a variety of ways, but the two main ones are sounds and their
flight patterns.

Describe the reproduction cycle of the hummingbird and identify the type of
reproduction (Is it sexual or asexual?)
Because they require a partner in order to begin reproducing with the cycle, they reproduce
sexually. They typically lay two eggs, which take 15 to 18 days to hatch.

Describe 5 more characteristics of the hummingbird and relate them to the text, the
first one is given as an example (you may keep it or replace it

Characteristic Description Related text

Diet Nectar is the main food source perched on a red flower

for hummingbirds; vibrantly
colored flowers (like the one
mentioned in the text)
typically produce the most
nectar and are therefore
particularly alluring to
hummingbirds. They consume
nectar to get their energy
(sugar), and they also eat other
insects like mosquitoes, fruit
flies, and occasionally small
bees.

Routine Each day, they go to 1000– Beautiful garden full of

2000 flowers. Their body is flowers
split in half by them.

Migration They spend the winter in Rain began (stations)

Mexico or Central America.
then the moment February
begins.

Structures The nest is incredibly tiny; it is Little nest

comparable in size to a 10-
 peso coin or smaller than most
keys.

Aerodynamics It is comparable to the insects' Flapped its wings with that

aerodynamic mechanisms. speed
Their top speed is 60 mph.