alleryStart learning →What do anabolic reactions do with the energy that catabolic reactions release?
AStore it as body heat
BExcrete it in the urine
CReturn it to the food
DBuild larger molecules
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Build larger molecules
1. Catabolic and anabolic reactions are coupled through the energy they trade.
2. Anabolic reactions use the energy produced by catabolic reactions to synthesise larger molecules.
3. Ideally the energy used and the energy produced would balance each other.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology (CC BY 4.0), Ch 24 "Metabolism and Nutrition", section 24.1 | Overview of Metabolic Reactions_
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