Energy Budgets: we have worked through parts of this problem over the past few l
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Energy Budgets: we have worked through parts of this problem over the past few lectures... You own a very lazy cat... Kitty is a whopping 10 kg! Today, kitty consumes 60% of its body mass . . Its Kibbles-for-Active-FelinesTM contain 200 kJ/g Kitty excretes 100g of urea (10 kJ/g) and 500g of feces (50 kJ/g) Your house is a balmy 22°C during the day and 16°C at night (12:12 hours night:day) . . Kitty spends 2 kJ/g/h at 22°C and 4 kJ/g/h at 16°C Kitty is just hanging out for 11 hours at night and 12 hours during the day. For one hour of the night, kitty goes outside and terrorizes birds . While chasing, kitty expends 20 kJ/g/lh . Will kitty lose weight today?Explanation / Answer
No, Kitty will not lose her today, because The Kitty consumes 60 % of its body mass that is approximately 6Kg.
The kitty does not spend more energy than she consumes, therefore she will not lose weight today
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