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Are catabolic pathways endergonic or exergonic reactions? Compare the amount of free energy in the reactants to the amount of free energy in the products of a catabolic pathway.

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Answer:

Catabolic reactions are exergonic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Exothermic reactions are catabolic, that is, they catalyze molecules, disintegrate them to be able to release energy to the environment that surrounds them and that is how they release or yield to the environment.

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