Plants and animals use different energy storage molecules, yet they both use the same mechanism to "burn" their stored energy. How can plants and animals both be successful, even though they "burn" different energy storage molecules?
a. The internal components of plant and animal cells are identical.
b. The second law of thermodynamics says that all cells have the same energy transfer system.
c. The breaking of the chemical bonds of a storage molecule transfers energy, no matter what molecule is stored.
d. All organisms have the same enzymes to catalyze their energy-producing reactions.
Ans: c. The breaking of the chemical bonds of a storage molecule transfers energy, no matter what molecule is stored.
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