Biology - Study Guide
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780321501561
Author: Martha R. Taylor
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 55, Problem 1TYK
The inefficiency of energy transformations is related to the
- a. first law of
thermodynamics . - b. second law of thermodynamics.
- c. third law of thermodynamics.
- d. law of conservation of mass.
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