Which of the Following Statements is FALSE

Question

Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A) Organisms are open systems as they can exchange both energy and materials with their environments.
B) In an open system energy can be converted from one form into another.
C) Organisms are open systems as they can create energy from their environments.
D) Energy can be transferred between a system and the surroundings.
E) In biochemical processes, energy can neither be created or destroyed.

Accepted Answer

Organisms cannot create energy from their environments, they can only convert and use energy that already exists in the environment. This statement violates the first law of thermodynamics which states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.