An open system is characterized by

A) inputs of energy and matter that come from outside the system.
B) energy and matter that are stored in the system, but not within the living tissue.
C) negative feedbacks rather than positive feedbacks.
D) the absence of secondary consumers.


A) inputs of energy and matter that come from outside the system.

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