Which of the following statements about metabolic rate is true?

A. None of these statements about metabolic
rate is true.
B. Larger animals consume more energy per
gram of body tissue than smaller animals.
C. Faster running animals have lower
metabolic rates than slower running animals.
D. Basal metabolic rate increases with animal
mass raised to the 1/4 power.
E. Larger animals have lower basal metabolic
rates than smaller animals.


A

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