What Defines Resting Metabolic Rate

question 17

Multiple Choice

What defines resting metabolic rate?

• A) The energy required to maintain vital body functions.
• B) The sum of all the processes by which food energy is used by the body.
• C) The body's daily energy expenditure.
• D) The energy required to digest food.

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Definitions:

Neural Circuits

Complex networks of neurons that work together to carry out specific functions in the nervous system.

Microbiome

The collection of all microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes, that live on and inside the human body.

Microorganisms

Tiny, often microscopic, life forms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa, that can be found in almost every environment on Earth.