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BJU Life Science 23
Bob Jones Life Science - Chapter 23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| puberty | The period of life in which reproductive hormones cause the body to mature physically |
| nutrition | The study of food and how it affects health |
| metabolism | The total of all reactions occurring in a living organism |
| metabolic rate | The rate at which an organism uses energy |
| basal metabolic rate | The rate at which an organism uses energy while at rest |
| Calorie | A unit equal to 1000 calories that is used to indicate the amount of energy released from food during cellular respiration |
| psychoactive drug | A drug that primarily affects a person's mental or emotional condition |
| infectious disease | An illness caused by a pathogen |