Explanation:
BIOMEDICAL IMPORTANCE
In addition to serving as precursors of nucleic acids, purine and pyrimidine nucleotides participate in metabolic functions as diverse as energy metabolism, protein synthesis, regulation of enzyme activity, and signal transduction.
Explanation:
The rest of the energy is passed on as food to the next level of the food chain. The figure at the left shows energy flow in a simple food chain. Notice that at each level of the food chain, about 90% of the energy is lost in the form of heat.
