If carbon dioxide and water were abundantly available to a heterotrophic prokaryotic cell, would it be possible for the cell to use them as a food source?

A. Sunlight would be needed for the reaction to occur, so they would not be a food source.

B. Neither carbon dioxide nor water contains energy the cell could use, so they would not be a food source.

C. Since carbon dioxide and water are used to make glucose, they could be used as a food source.

D. Anything that contains carbon is an organic molecule, so the carbon dioxide could be a food source.

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If carbon dioxide and water were abundantly available to a heterotrophic prokaryotic cell, would it be possible for the cell to use them as a food source?

A.  Sunlight would be needed for the reaction to occur, so they would not be a food source.

B.  Neither carbon dioxide nor water contains energy the cell could use, so they would not be a food source.

C.  Since carbon dioxide and water are used to make glucose, they could be used as a food source.

D.  Anything that contains carbon is an organic molecule, so the carbon dioxide could be a food source.

zzr0ck3r · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

My guess would be D, becasue it is true that anything that contains carbon is organic.

e.mccormick · Answer

Ask biology questions in Biology, not Mathematics.

anonymous · Answer

easy question......good for any kind of arithmatic.