Use your sketching and writing skills to explain the relationship between metabolic rate (M) and body weight (W): M = aWb

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Chapter6: Metabolism, Energy Balance, And Body Composition
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a) Use your sketching and writing skills to explain the relationship between metabolic rate (M) and body weight (W): M = aWb

b) Based on your answer to question a), generate a new graph to explain how the exponent b in the allometric relationship changes between different groups of animals; and what would happen graphically if M is expressed per gram of body weight: M/W =aW(b-1)

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