Suppose that it takes three pounds of feed to generate one pound of chicken meat. What happens to the other two pounds of feed?
A)Energy is lost in substances that are indigestible only.
B)Energy is lost as heat only.
C)Energy is lost in substances that are indigestible and as heat.
D)Energy is lost to maintain constant entropy in the system.
E)Energy is destroyed during the process of energy conversion.

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The other two pounds of feed are lost as heat and in substances that are indigestible, such as feathers, bones, and other non-edible parts of the chicken. This is due to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that in any energy conversion, some energy will be lost as heat or other forms.

Suppose That It Takes Three Pounds of Feed to Generate