As the surface area to volume ratio increases, metabolic rate increases because smaller animals have a larger surface area for heat loss and require a higher metabolic rate to maintain optimal body temperature.
A medida que aumenta la relación superficie-volumen, la tasa metabólica aumenta porque los animales más pequeños tienen una mayor superficie para la pérdida de calor y requieren una tasa metabólica más alta para mantener la temperatura corporal óp tima.
| Front | How does metabolic rate vary with surface area to volume ratio? |
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| Back | - as surface area to volume ratio increases, metabolic rate increases - larger surface area for heat loss - higher metabolic rate required to maintain body temperature - at optimum temperature for enzyme function |
Tags: energy_transfer
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