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Weight Gain Zoologists have studied the daily rate of gain in weight
With appropriate units for
a. Draw a graph of
b. If the daily milk-energy intake
c. A zookeeper wants to bottle-feed an elk calf so as to maintain a daily rate of gain in weight
d. The study cited above noted that “the higher levels of milk ingested per unit of body weight are used with reduced efficiency.” Explain how the shape of the graph supports this statement.
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