Isolated metabolic reactions in-vitro (in a test tube) are:
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Correct answer: Neither living nor non-living, but living reactions
Metabolic reactions in a test tube are not 'living things' because they lack cellular organization. However, they are 'living reactions' because they mimic the biochemical processes that occur within a living system.
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