It is much easier for a small animal to run uphill than for a large animal, because

  • [NEET 2016]
  • A

    small animals have a lower $O_2$ requirement

  • B

    smaller animals have a higher metabolic rate.

  • C

    it is easier to carry a small body weight

  • D

    the efficiency of muscles in large animalsis less than in the small animals

Similar Questions

Observe the set of $4$ figures $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ and, answer the following questions

$(i)$ Which one of the figures shows mutualism ?

$(ii)$ What kind of association is shown in $D$ ?

$(iii)$ Name the organisms and the association in $C$.

$(iv)$ What role is the insect performing in $B$ ?

$I.$ Some species of insects and frogs are critically coloured (camouflaged)

$II.$ Some animals are poisonous

$III.$ Monarch butterfly are distasteful

The above adaptations are against

$A$ : Cattle or goat never graze on Calotropis.
$R$ : Thorns are present as a morphological means of defence

Name important defence mechanisms in plants against herbivory.

Gause's law is true only when