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kirill115 [55]
3 years ago
14

Do your cells use food to directly power their various functions? Explain your answer.

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1 answer:
AVprozaik [17]3 years ago
7 0
No. Food is used to produce ATP. ATP is then used to power all of the activities in the cell.
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