Campbell Biology
Campbell Biology
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780135188743
Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON
bartleby

Concept explainers

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 40.4, Problem 2CC
Summary Introduction

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.

Concept introduction:

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.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
A single meal a day is enough to feed a cat. Is that premise a myth or a reality? explain
A single meal a day is enough to feed a cat. Is that premise a myth or a reality?
A 1-oz (28.3-g) serving of regular potato chips has 10 g of fat and 150 Calories, whereas 1 oz of the socalled fat-free chips fried in olestra has only 75 Calories. Consider a person who eats 1 oz of regular potato chips every day at lunch without gaining or losing any weight. Determine how much weight this person will lose in one year if he or she switches to fat-free chips
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Biology
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Aquaculture Science
Biology
ISBN:9781133558347
Author:Parker
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Body Structures & Functions
Biology
ISBN:9781285695495
Author:Scott
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Nutrition Now
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781337415408
Author:Brown
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Health Safety And Nutrition F/Young Child
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9781305144767
Author:MAROTZ
Publisher:Cengage
Text book image
Ebk:Nutrition & Diet Therapy
Health & Nutrition
ISBN:9780357391747
Author:DEBRUYNE
Publisher:Cengage