Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Campbell Biology (10th Edition)
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Author: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson
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Chapter 40.4, Problem 2CC
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To explain: Which animal would consume a larger proportion of its body weight in food each day: an African lion caged in a zooor a house cat.

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Age, sex, size, activity, temperature, and nutrition are some of the factors that influence an organism’s metabolic rate. Energy consumption by the cells and tissues depends on the animal’s body size and its metabolic rate. An animal’s energy consumption is inversely proportional to its body size.

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