Answered: Statement A: The flow of matter across…

BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)

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Chapter5: Ground Rules Of Metabolism

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Problem 1SA: Which of the following statements is not correct? a. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. b....

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Statement A: The flow of matter across the earth’s subsystems involves the transformation of matter into energy.

Statement B: The breakdown of glucose molecule into H2O and H2O in the process of cellular respiration corresponds to the formation of a chemical form of energy adenosine triphosphate

Both statements A and B are correct
Statement A is correct, statement B is incorrect.
Statement A is incorrect, statement B is correct
Neither statement A nor statement B is correct.

Definition Definition Set of metabolic processes and reactions that produce energy from organic substances such as glucose. Cellular respiration takes place in the organism’s cells, where the chemical energy from nutrients or molecules of oxygen is converted into adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Cellular respiration that occurs in the presence of oxygen is called aerobic respiration; in the absence of oxygen, it is called anaerobic respiration.

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