As Part of a Surveying Expedition, You Find a Hummingbird

Multiple Choice

As part of a surveying expedition, you find a hummingbird with a loss of function mutation that prevents this hummingbird from entering daily torpor. With all other variables the same, you would expect this hummingbird to _______ compared to a hummingbird that does not have this mutation.

A) have a more constant body temperature
B) use less energy per day
C) be larger in size
D) have a longer period of winter hibernation
E) have a higher basal metabolic rate