Consider the following statement.

It has long been known, for instance, that in all organisms the metabolic rate$---$the amount of energy used to sustain life$---$is roughly$$ proportional to body mass raised to the power $3/4,$ that is q$0=$M$3/4,$ where q$0$is metabolic rate and M is body mass.$$

This implies that the amount of energy $($which is an input$)$ needed to support a given level of mass $($an output$)$ does not go up as fast as the mass that it supports.$$

Given this information, it is clear that bodies of organisms have adapted to create economies of scale in supporting basic functions.$$ A cat with $100$ times the weight of a mouse will require less than $100$ times the energy of the mouse to function.

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