REM sleep can be distinguished from the other levels of sleep because it:

A. is most common early in the night's sleep
B. occurs only once a night
C. is the deepest level of sleep
D. is associated with increased muscle tone in the limbs
E. has an EEG that resembles the EEG of arousal


ANS: E

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