A) Organisms grow by converting energy into organic matter.
B) Life does not obey the first law of thermodynamics.
C) The energy content of an organism is constant.
D) The organism ultimately must obtain all of the necessary energy for life from its environment.
E) The entropy of an organism decreases with time as the organism grows in complexity.

A) Living organisms do not obey the second law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy must increase with time.
B) Living organisms are able to transform energy into entropy.
C) As a consequence of growing, organisms cause a greater increase in entropy in their environment than the decrease in entropy associated with their growth.
D) Living organisms do not follow the laws of thermodynamics.
E) Living organisms are able to transform entropy into energy.

A) The reaction goes only in a forward direction: All reactants will be converted to products, but no products will be converted to reactants.
B) A net input of energy from the surroundings is required for the reactions to proceed.
C) The reactions are rapid.
D) The reaction proceeds with a net release of free energy.
E) The products have more total energy than the reactants.