2. Method A. Species We used the caterpillars (Manduca sexta) for our …show more content…
However, from the graph (Fig. 1), there is no trend as to the volume of O2 consumption in 15min (mL/min) in larger organism are more than smaller ones. Based on the Regression analysis, we found no statically significant correlation between the body mouse and its metabolic rate because P value is 0.079 (>0.05). Therefore, our data does not support our hypothesis that was the body mass of Manduca sexta affects its metabolic rate the most because animals with higher mass need to burn more energy to support the extra weight and help the body keep