Suppose you plant a seed and observe that a tree of large mass grows from it. the tree achieves a final mass that changes very little for years afterward. which of the following is true about the tree?

a. both anabolic and catabolic reactions took place in the seed and tree when it was young and growing, but then all reactions stopped when the tree reached a stable mass.
b. both anabolic and catabolic reactions took place in the seed and tree when it was young and growing, and both continue now even though the tree reached a stable mass.
c. only anabolic reactions
d. only catabolic reactions

What happens to isotopes that are unstable?

Calculate the estimated density of each ball. use the formula d = m/v where d is the density, m is the mass, and v is the volume. record your calculations in table a of your student guide. given that the density of water is 1.0 g/cm3, make a prediction about whether each ball will float in water. record your prediction in table a. what is the estimated density of the table tennis ball? record your answer to the nearest hundredth

In this problem, you will determine the biosynthetic cost of generating the amino acid serine from glucose used as food. the biosynthetic costs of all the amino acids are given in table 5.1, and now you will get a first-hand sense of how to obtain those values. visit the website and find the metabolic pathways for serine synthesis and glycolysis. the starting molecule of the serine synthesis pathway is an intermediate in glycolysis. how many molecules of glucose must be taken up to provide the carbon skeleton used to make serine? draw the biochemical pathway starting with glucose and ending in serine, labeling the energy-requiring and energy-generating steps. how many molecules of atp are consumed and created along the way? how many reducing equivalents of nadh and nadph are consumed or created along the way? in order to answer this question completely, you may need to consider a few other pathways as well. for example, it is likely that the displayed glycolysis pathway does not actually start with glucose. to get glucose 6-phosphate from glucose requires 1 atp. one of the steps in the serine synthesis pathway is coupled to a conversion of l-glutamate to 2-ketoglutarate.