Which of the following statements is not true about metabolism?
a. basal metabolism is the amount of energy needed for sustaining life.
b. basal metabolism is measured by the amount of calories burned when your body is inactive.
c. metabolism is influenced by numerous factors, such as heredity and age.
d. younger people generally have a slower metabolism than adults.

An 81-year-old man and avid reader had a mild stroke from which he eventually recovered. he did have some residual signs and symptoms, however, such as: - right-sided homonymous hemianopia (i. e. loss of vision on the right half of the visual field in each eye) - alexia ("dyslexia"), the inability to read, which greatly frustrated this man - loss of sensation on the skin on the right side of the body why was this man unable to see the right half of his field of vision?

James is sitting at his desk on the ground floor of an office building when the entire room starts shaking. which action is most appropriate in this situation? a. standing near a window b. running out of the building c. holding up a bookshelf d. preparing for aftershocks

Ryan is a nine-year-old boy whose father wants him to be a soccer player. ryan does not have an aptitude for soccer, and keeps failing miserably at it. his father criticizes him in an attempt to motivate ryan to play better. as per erickson’s psychosocial theory, what is a likely consequence of this criticism? a. ryan may start developing an interest in soccer. b. ryan may develop a respect for his father. c. ryan may develop an inferiority complex. d. ryan may excel at soccer. e. ryan may gain self-esteem.