A Rat and a Species of Bird Are Approximately the Same

question 61

Multiple Choice

A rat and a species of bird are approximately the same size.How would the sizes of their brains compare?

• A) The rat's brain would be about 10 times larger.
• B) The bird's brain would be about 10 times larger.
• C) The rat's brain would be about twice as large.
• D) The bird's brain would be about twice as large.
• E) The brains would be approximately the same size.

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