Chemical reactions carried out by living systems depend on the ability of some organisms to capture and use atoms from nonliving sources in the environment

The specific subset of these reactions that breakdown nutrients in food can be described as _____________.
(a) metabolic.
(b) catabolic.
(c) anabolic.
(d) biosynthetic.


(b)

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In every physical or chemical change, energy cannot be created nor destroyed. This is the ________ law of thermodynamics.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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