Original Project
Matter and Energy in Living Systems
All organisms need food as a source of molecules that provide chemical energy and building materials.
Item ME098002: Animals and plants need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building body parts, such as muscles in animals and leaves in plants.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about food for animals and plants?
- Animals and plants need food as a source of energy and as a source of material for building body parts such as muscles in animals and leaves in plants.
- Animals and plants need food as a source of energy but not as a source of material for building body parts such as muscles in animals and leaves in plants.
- Animals and plants need food as a source of material for building body parts such as muscles in animals and leaves in plants but not as a source of energy.
- Animals and plants need food to keep them alive, but the food is not a source of energy or a source of material for building body parts such as muscles in animals and leaves in plants.
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