For instance, when heating a pot of water on the stove, the system includes the stove, the pot, and the water. Energy is exchanged between them and their surroundings as they use energy from the sun t...For instance, when heating a pot of water on the stove, the system includes the stove, the pot, and the water. Energy is exchanged between them and their surroundings as they use energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis or consume energy-storing molecules and release energy to the environment by doing work and releasing heat. To appreciate the way energy flows into and out of biological systems, it is important to understand two of the physical laws that govern energy.
Energy is exchanged between them and their surroundings as they use energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis or consume energy-storing molecules and release energy to the environment by doing wor...Energy is exchanged between them and their surroundings as they use energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis or consume energy-storing molecules and release energy to the environment by doing work and releasing heat. To appreciate the way energy flows into and out of biological systems, it is important to understand two of the physical laws that govern energy.
