Asked by Jay

When organisms eat, the food is broken down and used to

I. supply energy for growth and repair.
II. supply the building blocks for growth and repair.
III. supply the energy for reproduction.
A.
I and III only
B.
I only
C.
II only
D.
I, II, and III

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D. I, II, and III

Food is broken down to release energy (used for metabolism, growth, repair, and reproduction) and to provide organic building blocks (amino acids, sugars, lipids, nucleotides) for making new cell structures.