Campbell Biology (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0135188741
ISBN 13: 978-0-13518-874-3

Chapter 40 - 40.4 - Concept Check - Page 893: 2

Answer

The house cat must eat a larger proportion of its weight because it is the smaller animal. The less the size of an animal is, the greater its metabolic rate and food requirements.

Work Step by Step

pg. 885 explains the relation between the size and metabolic rate of an animal.
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