Question

Prediction: How will increasing the environment temperature influence bird metabolism, as measure by the rate of CO₂production per gram? Will all three species of birds have the same metabolic rates?

Temperature (C) 20 Bird Species 10 30 40 | I 45 Rock Pigeon 2.131.25 0.86 1.24 1.75 1.11 1.05 Greater Roadrunner 1.57 10.63 0.98 1.25 Rock Ptarmigan 1.38 0.76 0.45 0.78 1.12 2.15 Table 1. Average Respiration rate of selected bird species in a range of environmental temperatures. Respiration is measured in ml CO, ml/g.hr - indicates not measured at this temperature (too stressful for bird)