Question

Animals are fed different diets and their oxygen consumption at an ambient temperature of 2°C is measured. The animals that will have the lowest oxygen consumption are the animals that have been fed a _______ diet.

A.polyunsaturated fatty acid-rich B.carbohydrate-rich C.saturated fat-rich D.protein-rich

Answer 1

Answer: Animals are fed different diets and their oxygen consumption at an ambient temperature of 2°C is measured. The animals that will have the lowest oxygen consumption are the animals that have been fed a _______ diet.

The animals that have the lowest oxygen consumption are the animals that have been fed a protein rich diet.

This is because proteins take less oxygen for aerobic metabolism. Hence, lowest oxygen consumption animals have been fed protein rich diet.