BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 4, Problem 1WIO
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To determine:

The reason behind considering the statement “the high degree of organization of life is defined by the physical laws that say that entropy always increases” is false.

Introduction:

According to the second law of thermodynamics, the total entropy of an isolated and closed system never decreases over time. The entropy remains constant in ideal situations when the system is existing in equilibrium or is undergoing a reversible process.

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