In your study group, your classmates are discussing the relationship between energy expenditure and body size in different animals. There is much confusion as members of the group try to figure this out. How can you explain this to them?
A. A horse has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a hummingbird.
B. An alligator has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a small lizard.
C. A hummingbird has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a horse.
D. A small lizard has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than an alligator.
E. A hummingbird has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a horse, and a small lizard has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than an alligator.
C. A hummingbird has a larger mass-specific metabolic rate than a horse.
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A. Sucralose enters cells by diffusion. B. Sucralose is unable to bind conventional sugar transporters and is excreted. C. Sucralose binds to glucose transporters and is metabolized by normal metabolic pathways. D. Sucralose does not enter the body.
Coconut milk was an extremely useful additive in plant tissue culture because, in addition to amino acids, it contains
A. auxins. B. gibberellins. C. cytokinins. D. ethylene. E. abscisic acid.
Which of the following cells contain a plasma membrane?
A) Animal cells only B) Animal cells and plant cells only C) Animal cells, plant cells, and bacterial cells D) Bacterial cells only
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