Consider the energy budgets for a human, an elephant, apenguin, a mouse, and a snake. The __________ would have thehighest total annual energy expenditure, and the __________would have the highest energy expenditure per unit mass.(A) elephant; mouse(B) elephant; human(C) mouse; snake(D) penguin; mouse

Consider the energy budgets for a human, an elephant, apenguin, a mouse, and a snake. The would have thehighest total annual energy expenditure, and the would have the highest energy expenditure per unit mass.(A) elephant; mouse(B) elephant; human(C) mouse; snake(D) penguin; mouse

Nutrition Through The Life Cycle

7th Edition

ISBN:9781337919333

Author:Brown, Judith E.

Publisher:Brown, Judith E.

Chapter16: Adult Nutrition

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