Which of the following 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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