College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 7, Problem 66PE
Unreasonable Results
Body fat is metabolized, supplying 9.30 kcal/g, when dietary intake is less than needed to fuel
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Kleiber's Law states that for the vast majority of animals, the metabolic rate M is a power function of the weight W, and the power is k = .t
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(a) The Eastern gray squirrel weighs about 1 pound. How does the squirrel's metabolic rate compare with that of a 200-pound man? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
The man's metabolic rate is
times that of the squirrel.
(b) How does a 200-pound man's metabolic rate compare with that of a 120-pound woman? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
The man's metabolic rate is
times that of the woman.
(c) Based on your answer to part (b), would overeating (the same amount for each) be more likely to lead to weight gain for the man or for the woman?
Overeating would be more likely to lead to weight gain for the man.
Overeating would be more likely to lead to weight gain for the woman.
Under normal conditions the human heart converts about 12.7 J of chemical energy per second into 1.27 W of mechanical power as it pumps blood throughout the body
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(a) Determine the number of Calories required to power the heart for one day, given that 1 Calorie equals 4186 J.
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(b) Metabolizing 1 kg of fat can release about 9000 Calories of energy. What mass of metabolized fat (in kg) would power the heart for one day?
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