IntegrationHardQuestion 10479
Question
Which statement is correct?
- ALife is a non-equilibrium steady state maintained by metabolismCorrect
- BCells remain alive without ATP turnover
- CMetabolism occurs only in digestive organs
- DCatabolism and anabolism are unrelated
Correct answer
Life is a non-equilibrium steady state maintained by metabolism
Explanation
Continuous reaction networks maintain living systems away from equilibrium.