Biology 12th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0078024269
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-426-9

Chapter 41 - Reproductive Systems - Engage - Thinking Scientifically - Page 792: 3

Answer

A certain level of body fat is required For a healthy pregnancy Thus it is a factor of reproductive cycles.

Work Step by Step

women historically needed a minimum store of body fat to ensure their ability to supply a newborn with an uninterrupted supply of calories, women require adipose tissue to make up about 22% of their body weight to maintain ovulation and successfully reproduce (the critical fat hypothesis
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