Metabolism is best defined as the . a. Reactions of living cells b. Reactions that synthesize large molecules in living cells c. Reactions that degrade molecules in living cells d. Conversion of food molecules to energy e. Reactions that synthesize and/or degrade molecules in living cells

Plants transfer carbon in the carbon cycle a. through assimilation of carbon from the soil. b. when carbon transpires from their stomatae. c. when they are eaten by animals. d. through fixation of carbon in the soil.plants transfer carbon in the carbon cycle a. through assimilation of carbon from the soil. b. when carbon transpires from their stomatae. c. when they are eaten by animals. d. through fixation of carbon in the soil.