Of the Following, the Factor That Is Most Significant in Determining

question 41

Multiple Choice

Of the following, the factor that is most significant in determining a person's basal metabolic rate (BMR) is:

• A) age.
• B) sex.
• C) amount of lean body mass.
• D) amount of body fat.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Ganglion Cells

Retinal neurons that gather visual data from photoreceptors and relay it through the optic nerve to the brain.

Wavelength

Wavelength is the distance between successive peaks of a wave, such as sound waves or electromagnetic waves, often determining its nature and properties.

Brightness

A perception of how luminous an object appears; often influenced by the relative intensity of light it emits or reflects.