Human Biology Custom Edition
Human Biology Custom Edition
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337631532
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 9SQ

Basal metabolic rate is a measure of ______.

a. the total amount of calories you burn in 24 hours

b. the amount of food energy needed to sustain basic body operations

c. the amount of energy burned by skeletal muscle in a given period

d. both a and b

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