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Breaking down food and making energy for our body involves many chemical reactions. Which characteristic of life is this related to?

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Growth and development


Evolution


Reproduction


Metabolism


Homeostasis


Heredity

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Answer: Metabolism

Explanation: Living things must use energy and consume nutrients to carry out the chemical reactions that sustain life. The sum total of the biochemical reactions occurring in an organism is called its metabolism.

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