Question

which of the following statements about matter is false?
(1 point)
o matter cannot be created or destroyed; it is only transformed (or rearranged).
o new matter is created during aerobic cellular respiration.
o glucose and oxygen molecules, the reactants of cellular respiration, are considered matter.
o matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.

Explanation:

• According to the law of conservation of mass, matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. In aerobic cellular respiration, glucose (\(C_6H_{12}O_6\)) and oxygen (\(O_2\)) react to form carbon dioxide (\(CO_2\)) and water (\(H_2O\)). The atoms are just rearranged, not new matter created.
• Glucose and oxygen are substances with mass and occupy space (matter).
• The definition of matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

Answer:

New matter is created during aerobic cellular respiration.