According to the data, the crickets at 25°C have greater oxygen consumption per gram of tissue than do the crickets at 10°C. This trend in oxygen consumption is the opposite of that in the mice. The difference in trends in oxygen consumption among crickets and mice is due to their

(A) relative size
(B) mode of nutrition
(C) mode of internal temperature regulation
(D) mode of ATP production


Ans: (C) mode of internal temperature regulation

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