Biology (11th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1259188132
ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 6 - Energy and Metabolism - Review Questions - Apply - Page 121: 4

Answer

C.

Work Step by Step

A. is wrong because energy could be used to power a machine, but this machine is supposed to work without being powered. B. is irrelevant since the machine is supposed to ignore entropy not create energy, and D. is untrue since no catalyst can alter the energetics of a reaction or machine.
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