What is the best description of a research plan? A. steps that help you to persuade your audience about an issue B. steps that lay out how to research information on databases C. steps that lay out how you intend to conduct your research D. steps that help you to revise and edit your essay properly

In the sentence, “studies show that non-exercise activity thermogenesis, or n.e.a.t. — a measure of how much energy people use to stand, fidget, walk to the car and otherwise move around without formally exercising — often (declines) substantially after weight loss, perhaps because the body thinks you are starving and directs you to stay still and conserve energy,” the word declines means a. deteriorates. b. improves. c. ascends. d. increases.