Which of the following changes in morphology or physiology are likely to happen as an organism gets larger (over evolutionary time):

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Which of the following changes in morphology or
physiology are likely to happen as an organism gets
larger (over evolutionary time):
O a. individual cells become specialized
O b. their overall basal metabolic rate increases
O c. their basal metabolic rate per gram of tissue
increases
O d. they have a lower surface-area-to-volume
ratio
O e.
the weight-strength ratio will allow their
limbs to become more slender
O f. A, B, and C
O g. A, B, and D
O h. all of the above
Clear my choice
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following changes in morphology or physiology are likely to happen as an organism gets larger (over evolutionary time): O a. individual cells become specialized O b. their overall basal metabolic rate increases O c. their basal metabolic rate per gram of tissue increases O d. they have a lower surface-area-to-volume ratio O e. the weight-strength ratio will allow their limbs to become more slender O f. A, B, and C O g. A, B, and D O h. all of the above Clear my choice
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