What Are the Three Main Components of Total Energy Expenditure

question 11

Multiple Choice

What are the three main components of total energy expenditure?

• A)Thyroid activity, environmental temperature, and mental activity
• B)Mental activity, basal metabolism, and thermic effect of food
• C)Basal metabolism, physical activity, and thermic effect of food
• D)Environmental temperature, basal metabolism, and thyroid activity

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Definitions:

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

Nucleus

The central and most important part of an atom, containing protons and neutrons, or a membrane-bound organelle in cells containing genetic material.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Genes

Sequences of DNA that code for proteins and determine the characteristics and inherited traits of organisms, playing a crucial role in biology and genetics.