CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780136538820
Author: Taylor
Publisher: INTER PEAR
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Chapter 6, Problem 12TYK
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To calculate: If a normal adult takes 100 kcal extra per day, how many hours per week that person would have to walk, run, or swim to burn that calorie.

Introduction:

Cellular respiration provides energy for various activities; the units of energy are kilocalories (Kcal), a measure of the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1kilogram of water by 1°C. Energy requirement of the body is known as basal metabolic rate (BMR).

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