Looking at the figure above, you can see that if we compare leg diameter to body mass in mammals ranging from the size of a shrew to the size of an elephant, all conform to a tightly defined relationship

All of the mammals measured lie along a tight line across a millionfold difference in body mass. Why is this so?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
Will vary, but should include: scaling relationship of body mass to a third power of size; larger animals such as elephants require proportionally thicker legs.

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