An autotroph captures energy from other sources and does not actually produce energy because

A. energy cannot be created or destroyed.
B. kinetic energy is based on location.
C. once energy is created it can be destroyed.
D. the transfer of energy increases the disorder of a system.
E. the transfer of energy increases entropy.


Answer: A

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