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Matter and Energy in Living Systems
All organisms, including plants and animals, have mechanisms for storing molecules from food for later use.
Item ME013008: Both plants and animals store molecules from food they eat to use later as a source of chemical energy and building materials.
Which organisms store some of the molecules from food in their bodies to use later as a source of chemical energy and building materials?
- Both animals and plants
- Animals but not plants
- Plants but not animals
- Neither animals nor plants
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3992 |
6–8 n = 2940 |
9–12 n = 1042 |
Male n = 1937 |
Female n = 1963 |
English n = 3536 |
Other n = 368 |
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| A. | Both animals and plants | 54% | 51% | 60% | 52% | 55% | 55% | 43% |
| B. | Animals but not plants | 20% | 19% | 20% | 21% | 19% | 20% | 22% |
| C. | Plants but not animals | 20% | 22% | 14% | 20% | 20% | 19% | 24% |
| D. | Neither animals nor plants | 7% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 10% |