NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why do living things need energy?
A
To move around
B
To reproduce
C
To carry out life’s functions
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -ll living organisms need energy to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments; metabolism is the set of the processes that makes energy available for cellular processes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inside every cell of all living things, energy is needed to carry out life processes. Energy is required to break down and build up molecules, and to transport many molecules across plasma membranes. All of life’s work needs energy.

Detailed explanation-3: -The chemical energy that organisms need comes from food. Food consists of organic molecules that store energy in their chemical bonds. In terms of obtaining food for energy, there are two types of organisms: autotrophs and heterotrophs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most living things need food, water, light, temperatures within certain limits, and air. Living things have a variety of characteristics that are displayed to different degrees: they respire, move, respond to stimuli, reproduce and grow, and are dependent on their environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -Food provides the nutrients that are digested and absorbed by the body. These nutrients are converted to energy inside the cell and that energy is used up by the cell to perform the different biochemical processes.

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