Question

Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given .
A living organism represents stored energy in the form of chemical compounds When an organism dies, what happens to.that stored energy?

• A. All chemicals immediately lose their high-energy bonds
• B. All molecules immediately degrade into basic elements
• C. All energy immediately leaves, and that is. one manifestation that the organism is dead
• D. Chemical compounds in cells lose their organisation over time because there is no longer an input of energy to maintain the organised state

Answer 1

The correct option is D Chemical compounds in cells lose their organisation over time because there is no longer an input of energy to maintain the organised state

There is constant input of energy needed for all the activities that go inside a living organism. Food is the source of this energy. When an organism dies, these activities or reactions are stopped which results in loss of organisation of chemical compounds in cells.

So, the correct option is 'Chemical compounds in cells lose their organisation over time because there is no longer an input of energy to maintain the organised state'.