Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 5, Problem 1SQ
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- a. Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- b. Energy cannot change from one form to another.
- c. Energy rends to disperse spontaneously.
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