Smaller mammals use proportionately more energy than larger mammals; that is, it takes more energy per gram

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Smaller mammals use proportionately more energy than larger mammals; that is, it takes more energy per gram to power a mouse than a human. A typical mouse has a mass of 20 g and, at rest, needs to consume 3.0 Cal each day for basic body processes. 

a. If a 68 kg human used the same energy per kg of body mass as a mouse, how much energy would be needed each day? 

b. What resting power does this correspond to? How much greater is this than the resting power noted in the chapter?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

ISBN: 9780321595492

2nd Edition

Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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