Describe Some of the Hypotheses as to Why Infants Spend

question 83

Essay

Describe some of the hypotheses as to why infants spend so much time in REM sleep.

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Definitions:

Carnivore

An organism that primarily eats other animals as its main source of food.

Autotroph

Autotrophs are organisms that produce their own food from inorganic substances using light or chemical energy, forming the base of the food chain in ecosystems.

Heterotrophs

Organisms that obtain their energy by consuming other organisms, unable to synthesize their own food from inorganic sources.

Tertiary Consumer

An organism that typically eats secondary consumers, residing at or near the top of a food chain and usually a carnivore or an omnivore.