The body masses of the animals used in these experiments ranged from about
\(0.001 \mathrm{~g}\) to \(1,000,000 \mathrm{~g}\), and their rates of energy use
ranged from about \(0.1 \mathrm{cal} /(\mathrm{kg} \cdot \mathrm{m})\) to \(100
\mathrm{cal} /(\mathrm{kg} \cdot \mathrm{m})\). If you were to plot these data
on a graph with linear instead of log scales for the axes, how would you draw
the axes so that all of the data would be visible? What is the advantage of
using log scales for plotting data with a wide range of values? (For
additional information about graphs, see the Scientific Skills Review in
Appendix F.)
