How Would You Compare the Onset of Rigor Mortis with a Frog

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Multiple Choice

How would you compare the onset of rigor mortis with a frog versus a rat?

• A)A rat would enter rigor mortis significantly faster than a frog upon death.
• B)A frog would enter rigor mortis significantly faster than a rat upon death.
• C)The frog and rat would enter rigor mortis at the same time regardless of the external environment as long as the time of death was the same.
• D)The frog would enter rigor mortis at the same time as the rat if they died at the same time and the frog was at 37^\(\circ\)C.

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