A Living Organism Represents Stored Energy in the Form of Chemical

question 40

Multiple Choice

A living organism represents stored energy in the form of chemical compounds.When an organism dies,what happens to this stored energy?

• A)All chemicals immediately lose their high-energy bonds.
• B)All molecules immediately degrade into basic elements.
• C)All energy immediately leaves,and that is one manifestation that the organism is dead.
• D)The chemical compounds in cells lose their organization over time because there is no longer an input of energy to maintain the organized state.
• E)The chemical compounds remain exactly intact and ready to start up again unless digested by a consumer or decay organism.

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