Consider the energy budgets for a human, an elephant, a penguin, a mouse, and a snake. The ________ would have the highest total annual energy expenditure, and the ________ would have the highest energy expenditure per unit mass.
A) elephant; mouse
B) elephant; human
C) human; penguin
D) mouse; snake

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Elephants have a very high total annual energy expenditure due to their large size and high metabolic rate. Meanwhile, mice have a high energy expenditure per unit mass due to their small size and high metabolic rate. Therefore, the answer is A, with the elephant having the highest total annual energy expenditure and the mouse having the highest energy expenditure per unit mass.

Consider the Energy Budgets for a Human, an Elephant, a Penguin