According to the source, a closed system leads to which result?

According to the source, a closed system leads to which result?

• A. Live
• B. Survive
• C. Die
• D. Transform

Answer: (C)

In a closed system, nothing from outside can enter to replenish resources or remove wastes, so the environment inside becomes unsustainable for living things. Life depends on a steady supply of energy, oxygen, nutrients, and the removal of metabolic wastes; once those inputs stop or become toxic, the conditions necessary for life deteriorate. That is why the natural result in a closed system is death. The other outcomes—continuing to live or survive, or transforming into a different state—don’t align with the reality that resources are not being renewed and conditions degrade over time.

In a closed system, nothing from outside can enter to replenish resources or remove wastes, so the environment inside becomes unsustainable for living things. Life depends on a steady supply of energy, oxygen, nutrients, and the removal of metabolic wastes; once those inputs stop or become toxic, the conditions necessary for life deteriorate. That is why the natural result in a closed system is death. The other outcomes—continuing to live or survive, or transforming into a different state—don’t align with the reality that resources are not being renewed and conditions degrade over time.