What statement is an application of the first law of thermodynamics?

A. The level of entropy increases as time passes.
B. Living organisms represent an exception to the laws of energy.
C. The quantity of energy does not increase or decrease in the universe.
D. Fungi and plants do not make their own energy but derive it from somewhere else.
E. The amount of energy found in the compounds on one side of an equation is equal to that on the other side.


Answer: C

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