Refer to the Figure Showing Oxygen Consumption of an Organism

question 169

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure showing oxygen consumption of an organism relative to water temperature. The organism represented by blue line 1 could be a(n) _______, and the organism represented by blue line 2 could be a(n) _______.

• A) resting fish; active fish
• B) active fish; resting fish
• C) resting seal; active seal
• D) active seal; resting seal
• E) fish; seal

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