CAMPBELL'S BIOLOGY 12E PERUSALL
CAMPBELL'S BIOLOGY 12E PERUSALL
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ISBN: 9780135858080
Author: Urry
Publisher: PERUSALL
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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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