The bacterium Ralstonia eutropha has been used as a model organism for the commercial production of PHAs.

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Q10 provides that the rate of a reaction increases for every 10-degree rise in the temperature

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Animals use behavior to survive in cold temperatures

Curling up into a ball to reduce the exposed surface area. 

Penguins may huddle together to conserve heat. 

Bears hibernate, spending the winter in a deep sleep.

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Polar bears and seals have multiple layers of fat, plumage, or fur to keep warm.

Arctic birds often have thick layers of feathers.

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In many endotherms, shivering occurs in cold conditions whereby the body undergoes rapid muscle contractions without any locomotion.

When the body temperature falls, brown fat cells increase their metabolic rate, and hence heat production.

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Many organisms minimize heat loss to the environment via countercurrent heat exchange

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Supercooling – This is ability to withstand freezing