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To determine: The way by which life can maintain its order in spite of the second law of thermodynamics.

Introduction: Living organisms are highly ordered organisms and live in the surrounding inorganic world with other living beings. The second law of thermodynamics states that transfer o energy from one form to another results in an overall increase in disorder which is called entropy of thermodynamics.

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To determine: Whether living organisms are defying the second law of thermodynamics or not.

Introduction: Living organisms are highly ordered organisms and live in the surrounding inorganic world with other living beings. The second law of thermodynamics states that transfer o energy from one form to another results in an overall increase in disorder which is called entropy of thermodynamics.

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