The Food We Eat Consists of Molecules with Lots of Energy

question 16

Multiple Choice

The food we eat consists of molecules with lots of energy stored in their chemical bonds. What is true about how microorganisms use nutrients?

• A) when microorganisms break the chemical bonds in nutrients they release energy
• B) it takes microorganisms more energy to break the bonds in nutrients than are released
• C) all energy that microorganisms receive from nutrients come from anabolism
• D) microorganisms break down hydrogen bonds to release electrons as energy

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