As Part of a Surveying Expedition, You Find a Hummingbird

question 100

Multiple Choice

As part of a surveying expedition, you find a hummingbird with a loss of function mutation that prevents this hummingbird from entering daily torpor. With all other variables the same, you would expect this hummingbird to _______ compared to a hummingbird that does not have this mutation.

• A) have a more constant body temperature
• B) use less energy per day
• C) be larger in size
• D) have a longer period of winter hibernation
• E) have a higher basal metabolic rate

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