What is entropy?
a. The relative measure of disorder over time
b. The growth of an organism over time
c. The amount of energy transformation over a lifespan
d. The complexity of living organisms
ANS: A
The second law of thermodynamics shows that there is a tendency for disorder to increase in the
universe over time. If there is disorder in the universe, then there is also disorder in all the organisms
of the universe. Information can be found in the section The Flow of Energy through Living Things
Allows Them to Maintain Complex Organization
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