Chemical reactions are important to living organisms because?
A.) they alter the activation energies necessary to initiate life processes in an organism.
B.) they provide a purpose for the enzymes made by an organism.
C) they allow the organism to use matter and energy from the environment for life processes.
D.) they enable the organism to decompose after it dies.

Question

Chemical reactions are important to living organisms because?
A.) they alter the activation energies necessary to initiate life processes in an organism.
B.) they provide a purpose for the enzymes made by an organism.
C) they allow the organism to use  matter and energy from the environment for life processes.
D.) they enable the organism to decompose after it dies.

anonymous · Answer

Because they alter activation energy?

anonymous · Answer

I've never heard it worded in this way, but I was going to say A or C..  Ryaan can you answer my question??

anonymous · Answer

Well that narrowed the answers down, thank you.

anonymous · Answer

Hm hm! Enzymes allow certain chemical reactions right?

Wouldn't it be ''B'' then?

anonymous · Answer

Wait? You got the right answer? @StudierOfManyThings ?

anonymous · Answer

No, not yet, I haven't tried any of them.

anonymous · Answer

Oh! well... go with your own answer

anonymous · Answer

Its just weird to say that chemical reactions provide a purpose for the enzymes made by the organism, HOWEVER, the enzymes do allow for chemical reactions.  Sorry @studierofmanythings, don't mean to confuse you!

anonymous · Answer

@Ryaan would you mind answering one more question for me.

anonymous · Answer

The pH scale is a measurement system that indicates the condition of ________ in solution.

anonymous · Answer

acidity or basicity