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Ng_Benjamin_Block2_MM4 (Gibbs Free Energy (Gibbs free energy is the energy…

- - - - Metabolic products
      - Utilizable energy
      - Heat
- - - - Intracellular Precursors
        
        Intermediates
        
        Biopolymers
- - - - Relevance of the 1st Law to biological systems
        
        Energy can be used to reverse disorder by powering biochemical processes that repair cellular structures, and tissue and organ damage
        
        Disorder in biological system is caused by tissue damage (accidents, predation, disease, parasitism, etc.), old age, and ware-and-tear to the body or cell
        
        Biological systems can only tolerate a certain level of disorder (a level far below the maximum entropy level) before they lose their ability to support life
        
        Biological systems like you and me follow the laws of thermodynamics. According to the 2nd law, your orderly body has a natural tendency to become disordered.
  - - - Relevance of the 1st Law to biological systems
        
        1st Trophic level includes producers that harness the sun’s energy
        
        2nd Trophic level includes primary consumers (herbivores)
        
        In biological ecosystems, energy flows up the trophic levels
        
        3rd Trophic level include secondary consumers (carnivores)