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Biological systems are open systems, not closed systems. Open systems require the input of energy to run and produce certain products such as materials used for cellular building, building blocks of the human body, and of course heat. No biological system can be totally closed, considering that they all get energy directly (in the case of plants) or indirectly (in the case of herbivores and eventually carnivores as you move up the food chain).
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∙ 11y agoAn open system is a SYSTEM which continuously interacts with its environment. The interaction can take the form of information, energy, or material transfers into or out of the system boundary.
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What is the definition of diathermal wall in thermodynamics?
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Can you use thermodynamic in a sentence?
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