I think it is D.... hope i'm right
The genes contained in the species' chromosomes would influence a species' physical appearance, would it not?
The alleles that species gains from both parents helps determine what that species physical appearance (also known as the phenotype) would look like.
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The anwer is DNA to your question
Energy and matter characterize both physical and biological systems. These systems are defined both by the types of energy and matter they contain and by how that matter and energy move through and between systems. ... This means that energy and matter can change forms but cannot be created or destroyed.
Thermodynamics is the correct answer.