Nutritional Sciences: From Fundamentals to Food, Enhanced Edition
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Chapter13: The Trace Minerals
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Week 4 #16
What is the BMR per square meter of the surface area for the mouse?
______ kcal/d/m2
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Small animals eat much more food per kilogram of body mass than do larger
animals. The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimal energy intake
necessary to sustain life in a state of complete inactivity. The table lists the
BMR in kilocalories per day, the mass, and the surface area for 4 animals.
Animal
Mouse
Dog
Human
Horse
BMR
(kcal/d)
3.80
770.0
2050
4900
Mass (kg)
0.0290
15.7
57.1
412
Surface
Area (m²)
0.00120
0.560
2.00
6.20](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F92e4a71e-88ca-4dde-8fb8-0a6276e6e3f6%2F3f3ba867-d0b3-447c-9773-39f0a553a22d%2Fu8jwjnf_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
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Required information
Small animals eat much more food per kilogram of body mass than do larger
animals. The basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the minimal energy intake
necessary to sustain life in a state of complete inactivity. The table lists the
BMR in kilocalories per day, the mass, and the surface area for 4 animals.
Animal
Mouse
Dog
Human
Horse
BMR
(kcal/d)
3.80
770.0
2050
4900
Mass (kg)
0.0290
15.7
57.1
412
Surface
Area (m²)
0.00120
0.560
2.00
6.20
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