Metabolism is a term that describes ________.

A) all work done by a living organism.
B) the energy released from chemical bonds in living cells.
C) the extraction of nutrients from biomolecules.
D) all chemical reactions that take place within an organism.
E) only chemical reactions that release ATP from living cells.


D) all chemical reactions that take place within an organism.

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