The energy expenditure of a mammal at rest, in the postabsorptive state, and at a standard temperature is referred to as its

A. basal metabolic rate.
B. standardized metabolic rate.
C. baseline metabolic rate.
D. activated metabolic rate.
E. total metabolic rate.


A. basal metabolic rate.

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Refer to the accompanying figure. The portion of the molecule labeled as 5 is:

a. the attached amino acid.
b. a double-stranded DNA region.
c. a single-stranded DNA region.
d. the anticodon.
e. the codon.

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A. the set of environmental resources that each organism requires for survival, growth, reproduction, etc. B. the sum of living organisms and nonliving environmental components in an area. C. the physical place and environmental surroundings in which individual organisms live. D. all of the members of all of the species living in an area. E. all of the individuals of the same species living in an area.

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An experimental male birth control method has been developed that inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Does this drug have the ability to prevent sperm production? Justify your answer

Indicate any potential side effects that might be of concern to a man using this method.

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