20 Points

A blue whale can eat over 3,500 kg of krill in one day. Whales are warm blooded, which means that they use some of the energy from the food they eat to maintain a consistent body temperature. What kind of energy change does this represent?

A.

electrical energy changing to mechanical energy

B.

chemical energy changing to mechanical energy

C.

electrical energy changing to thermal energy

D.

chemical energy changing to thermal energy