Organisms need nutrients in order to:
A. utilize hydrogen and oxygen.
B. carry out essential life functions.
C. recycle chemical compounds.
D. carry out nitrogen fixation.

Question

Organisms need nutrients in order to:
	A. utilize hydrogen and oxygen. 	
	B. carry out essential life functions. 	
	C. recycle chemical compounds. 	
	D. carry out nitrogen fixation.

anonymous · Answer

@Sicko ?? help?

anonymous · Answer

Cells use nutrients to metabolize energy, which is how they carry out all the functions that make us work. Some nutrients that organisms ingest are also used to supplement what cells can't make enough of themselves, such as vitamins.

anonymous · Answer

thank you :)

anonymous · Answer

For future visitors....the correct answer is indeed, B. carry out essential life functions.