alleryStart learning →The first law of thermodynamics states that energy:
AIs destroyed by every transfer
BIs created inside living systems
CGrows steadily across the universe
DCannot be created or destroyed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cannot be created or destroyed
1. The first law deals with the total amount of energy in the universe.
2. That total does not change.
3. Energy may be transferred from place to place or transformed into different forms, but it cannot be created or destroyed.
4. Only the form and the location change.
_Source: OpenStax Biology for AP(R) Courses (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Metabolism', sections 6.1-6.5_
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