Biology - Study Guide
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 50, Problem 24TYK
Which of the following combinations of animal size and mode of locomotion has the lowest energy cost (calories/kilogram·meter)?
- a. small and swimming
- b. small and running
- c. large and flying
- d. large and swimming
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