alleryStart learning →What term describes the study of energy flow through living systems?
AThermodynamics
BBioenergetics
CCatabolism
DOsmoregulation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Bioenergetics
1. Bioenergetics is the study of energy flowing through living systems, such as cells.
2. Thermodynamics is the broader study of energy and energy transfer involving physical matter, living or not.
3. Catabolism names one class of metabolic pathway rather than a field of study.
4. Osmoregulation concerns the control of water balance, which is a different problem entirely.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Metabolism", section 6.1 Energy and Metabolism_
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