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OpenStudy (anonymous):

ype of mammal is more likely to survive in a sub zero climate a-a small mammal with a relatively larger body surface area b- a mammal with a size thats proportionate to its body surface area c- a large mammal with a relatively smallerbody surface area

OpenStudy (blues):

Heat energy can be thought of as a temperature gradient: it will 'flow' from the warm mammal into the cold environment. And it will do so in a manner directly proportional to the animal's surface area to volume ratio. Big animal, small ratio; small animal, big ratio.

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