During the 5 minutes that the egg is in the concentrated salt solution he would notice that the egg begins to shrink. This occurs due to the process known as osmosis which happens when a solvent passes a semipermeable membrane towards where there is a higher concentration which in this case would be within the egg. Since the egg would contain more water than the salt solution causing it to shrivel and shrink.
Thrifty metabolism is the genetic
tendency toward efficient use of energy that results in below-average energy
requirements and increased storage of calories as fat. Thrifty metabolism
contributes to less weight lost when an obese person reduce the amount of his
calorie intake even though there is changes in metabolism.
The Archaea are characterized as single cells. They can exihibit both the autotrophic and heterotrophic mode of nutrition. Their cell walls do not contain peptidoglycans but contain pseudo-peptidoglycans etc. Their environmental conditions also need to be known to give a definitive identification and also are their organelles membrane bound.
