If organisms are energy deprived (ie given no food, nutrients or light) indoors at 23°C for 24 hours and they lose mass, what is the m t likely explanation of reduction in mass over those 24 hours?
o Cellular respiration
O Water loss due to evaporation
O Growth and reproduction
The law of conservation of matter

Cellular respiration

Explanation:

The likely explanation for this reduction in mass is due to cellular respiration going on within the cell.

Cellular respiration is a metabolic process in which food materials are broken down to produce energy. This is catabolism. The food materials contributes significant weight to the body system of an organism When the food reserve is depleted, weight loss ensues. Cellular respiration will therefore proceed and the food reserve is being depleted. This will eventually lead to loss of weight