PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY TEXT & CODE
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ISBN: 9781269502528
Author: Pearson
Publisher: PEARSON
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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
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