Most Components of Energy Conversion Systems Evolved Very Early; Thus

question 8

Multiple Choice

Most components of energy conversion systems evolved very early; thus, the most fundamental aspects of energy metabolism tend to be:

• A) quite different among a diverse group of organisms.
• B) very different among plants and animals.
• C) the same among the autotrophs but different among heterotrophs.
• D) the same among prokaryotes but different among eukaryotes.
• E) very similar in a wide range of different organisms.

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