The Mouse-Elephant Curve (Which Relates Body Mass and Metabolic Rates)

The mouse-elephant curve (which relates body mass and metabolic rates) demonstrates that

A) large animals require proportionally more energy than small ones.
B) large animals require proportionally less energy than small ones.
C) food intake is independent of body mass.
D) large animals have a proportionally larger surface area than small ones.
E) large animals require higher quality food.