Question

Which of the following basic metabolic pathways is highly conserved among different organisms, implying inheritance of core biochemical systems from early ancestral life forms?

Options

• Glycolysis

• Chlorocruorin synthesis pathway

• Cellulose digestion pathway

• Uric acid excretion pathway

Answer 1

Basic metabolic pathways such as respiration, glycolysis and protein synthesis are highly conserved among different organisms. This conservation implies that core biochemical systems were inherited from early ancestral life forms.