The Study of the Flow of Energy and Its Transformations

question 129

Multiple Choice

The study of the flow of energy and its transformations is called

• A) energetics.
• B) glycolysis.
• C) cellular respiration.
• D) thermodynamics.
• E) metabolism.

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