The opening page of Chapter 6 shows the “mouse-to-elephant” curve, a graph of the metabolic rate of mammals as a function of their mass. (The elephant does not appear on that graph, because its mass is too big.) The figure above shows the same function, graphed on log-log paper.
Use this graph to estimate the mass and metabolic rate for the following animals, labeled on the graph.
Animal
Mouse
Dog
Sheep
Mass (kg)
Metabolic rate (kcal/day)
Animal
Cow
Elephant
Mass (kg)
Metabolic rate (kcal/day)
Do not use commas. For example, use “10000” rather than “10,000”.