Question

________ refers to a genetically influenced weight range for an individual that is maintained by biological mechanisms that regulate food intake, fat reserves, and metabolism.

Answer 1

Set point is the genetically influenced can individual weight range for an individual; it is maintained by biological mechanisms that regulate food intake, fat reserves, and metabolism. This is the weight range in which the body is programmed to function optimally. According to the set point theory one's body will fight to maintain that weight range.