Question

The number of calories you need simply to breathe, pump blood, grow hair, and be alive is called the:

A. calorie budget.
B. total calorie need. C. active metabolic rate.
D. resting metabolic rate.

Answer 1

D. resting metabolic rate.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

This would be the D. resting metabolic rate.
Alternatively, this is also called the basal metabolic rate.

It is estimated that this usually takes up around 70% of calories used.