Which is a correct way to paraphrase the following:

1. A constant stream of energy is needed to maintain the organized array of biochemicals that sustain life.

2. Every organism must acquire and use energy to build new structures, repair old ones, and reproduce.

3. This energy comes from the environment. (These words were written by Hoefnagels, 2009)

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16 May, 23:13

Which is a correct way to paraphrase the following:

1. A constant stream of energy is needed to maintain the organized array of biochemicals that sustain life.

2. Every organism must acquire and use energy to build new structures, repair old ones, and reproduce.

3. This energy comes from the environment. (These words were written by Hoefnagels, 2009)

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Antony Casey · Answer 1

The paraphrase consists in saying with simpler words and with less technical words those obtained from a text. In this way, it facilitates its understanding, because the original information extracted is expressed in a simpler way.

The correct way to paraphrase is 2. Every organism must acquire and use energy to build new structures, repair old ones, and reproduce

Explanation:

That option is referring to nutrition, which is the process by which nutrients contained in food meet the needs of cells and allow the proper development of organs. For example, certain organs such as the liver, brain, heart and kidneys, in normal conditions account for 60-70% of total energy expenditure of the organism, to which we must add the energy used in the synthesis and in the new tissue formation