Deep ocean anglerfish have special organs that utilize chemical energy to produce light that the fish uses to capture prey. The light is then lost to the fish. Explain why this phenomenon does not violate the Law of Conservation of Energy.

A. The fish is a closed system, so energy is allowed to exit the system.

B. The light energy travels through the water until it is reflected or absorbed.

C. Light is not carried by matter and contains no energy.

D. The Law of Conservation of Energy does not apply to biological systems.

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Myles Shah

19 June, 20:43

Deep ocean anglerfish have special organs that utilize chemical energy to produce light that the fish uses to capture prey. The light is then lost to the fish. Explain why this phenomenon does not violate the Law of Conservation of Energy.

A. The fish is a closed system, so energy is allowed to exit the system.

B. The light energy travels through the water until it is reflected or absorbed.

C. Light is not carried by matter and contains no energy.

D. The Law of Conservation of Energy does not apply to biological systems.

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Kieran Chandler · Answer 1

B. The light energy travels through the water until it is reflected or absorbed.

Explanation:

Deep ocean anglerfish uses energy to produce light (this process is called bioluminescence). The produced light then travels through the water until the moment it is absorbed or reflected by any other object.

This process does not violate the Law of Conservation of Energy because the light was not produced from nothingness but from the energy of the deep ocean anglerfish. The light then is not destroyed, only reflected or absorbed. So there is no creation or destruction of energy.