Which measurement may be used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?

Which measurement may be used to calculate the amount of energy expended by the body?
 
  a. Oxygen consumed
  b. Total air exchanged
  c. Intestinal gas expelled
  d. Carbon dioxide consumed
  e. Carbon dioxide exchange rate

Q. 2

What fraction of the day's energy expenditure of the average person is represented by the basal metabolism?
 
  a. About 1/10
  b. About 1/3
  c. About
  d. About 2/3
  e. Over 9/10

Q. 3

Why might the measurement of the resting metabolic rate in a person be somewhat higher than her basal metabolic rate?
 
  a. She is mildly malnourished.
  b. She sleeps through the procedure.
  c. She is wearing shorts and a tank top.
  d. She has eaten right before the measurement is performed.
  e. She is morbidly obese.

Q. 4

Which process best describes thermogenesis?
 
  a. Burning of fat
  b. Synthesis of fat
  c. Generation of heat
  d. Generation of water
  e. Release of oxygen

Q. 5

High-fat foods stimulate the appetite mostly because they ____.
 
  a. are satiating
  b. are flavorful
  c. suppress salivary gland secretion
  d. trigger the release of oxyntomodulin
  e. increase secretion of endorphins

Q. 6

The brain chemical neuropeptide Y is known to specifically enhance the craving for ____.
 
  a. fat
  b. salt
  c. protein
  d. carbohydrate
  e. water