Biology 2010 Student Edition

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 9780133669510
ISBN 13: 978-0-13366-951-0

Chapter 2, The Chemistry of Life - Assessment - 2.4 Chemical Reactions and Enzymes - Understand Key Concepts/Think Critically - Page 57: 30

Answer

Energy-releasing reactions are important to organisms because all organisms need energy to power cellular processes.

Work Step by Step

Energy-releasing reactions are important to organisms because all organisms need energy to power cellular processes. In many organisms, the reaction that produces energy is the breakdown of glucose molecules.
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