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If a mouse and a small lizard of the same mass (both at rest) were placed in experimental conditions under identical environmental conditions which would consume oxygen at a higher rate? what?

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Hey there,

Answer: The mouse, because it is an Endothermic and therefore its standard metabolic rate is higher than the lizard's standard metabolic rate.

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