What Is an Essential Difference Between Thermodynamics and Bioenergetics

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Multiple Choice

What is an essential difference between thermodynamics and bioenergetics?

• A)Bioenergetics studies energy transformations taking place within living organisms while thermodynamics studies energy changes within a broader system, up to the size of the universe.
• B)Bioenergetics studies energy transformations taking place within living organisms while thermodynamics studies molecular reactions occurring in isolation.
• C)Thermodynamics studies energy transformations taking place within living organisms while bioenergetics studies energy changes within a broader system, up to the size of the universe.
• D)Bioenergetics studies energy transformations taking place within living organisms while thermodynamics studies only the energy changes of the non-living world.

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