Which of the following statements most directly supports the claim that different species of organisms use different metabolic strategies to meet their energy requirements for growth, reproduction, and homeostasis?

(A) During cold periods pond-dwelling animals can increase the number of unsaturated fatty acids in their cell membranes while some plants make antifreeze proteins to prevent ice crystal formation in tissues.
(B) Bacteria lack introns while many eukaryotic genes contain many of these intervening sequences.
(C) Carnivores have more teeth that are specialized for ripping food while herbivores have more teeth that are specialized for grinding food.
(D) Plants generally use starch molecules for storage while animals use glycogen and fats for storage


Ans: (C) Carnivores have more teeth that are specialized for ripping food while herbivores have more teeth that are specialized for grinding food.

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