The second law of thermodynamics states that:

A) energy can be neither created nor destroyed.
B) all living organisms must eat to derive energy.
C) energy is required to bring molecules into a cell against a concentration gradient.
D) in energy-yielding reactions, matter goes from a more-ordered to a less-ordered state.


Answer: D

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