OBJECTIVE: To recognize the fact that a species is not genetically homogeneous and to consider the influence of that fact on the ecology of a species. 1. A morphological definition: A species is a population of organisms whose members, within a considerable range of natural variations are structurally different from all other organisms.
Prevention/Solution. Instead of starving yourself to lose weight, limit your daily calories consumed to an amount recommended by your physician or nutritionist, while eating several small nutritious meals throughout the day. This will not negatively affect your metabolic rate and will in fact regulate your blood sugar levels and metabolism.
If you don't eat enough food, your body starts to shrink gradually. As you starve, your liver converts muscle to glucose to keep your brain alive. As you starve, your hunger pains disappear. After that, you're just tired. Once you burn through 70 to 94 percent of your body fat, and 20 percent of muscle, you die.