Water diversion and irrigation has allowed humans to grow crops in areas where natural supplies have been limited. A major challenge that exists in these regions has been . salinization of soils low crop diversity soil erosion high pesticide use high trophic-level efficiency

Which of the following is true of metabolism in its entirety in all organisms? a) metabolism depends on a constant supply of energy from food. b) metabolism uses all of an organism's resources. c) metabolism consists of all the energy transformation reactions in an organism. d) metabolism manages the increase of entropy in an organism.