Living systems are highly ordered and seemingly violate the Second Law of Thermo

Question

Living systems are highly ordered and seemingly violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics; which states that states that systems must always progress to having higher entropy (becoming more disordered). Which of the following account for this discrepancy?

A. The Second Law of Thermodynamics only applies to closed systems, living systems are open systems

B. Living systems, single cells or whole organisms, take in complex molecules and release heat and excrete simpler molecules to the environment as waste.

C. In order for living systems to maintain their complexity, the environment in which they live becomes even more disordered.

D. B and C

E. A, B and C

Explanation / Answer

(a) it's false, Second law applies for every system

(b) i'ts true, living system take and make complex molecules, releases a lot of heat from complex molecules and excrete the products, dimpler molecules.

(c) it's true, Total entropy always increases, that means that environment entropy increases a lot in order to mantain living system.

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