According to the second law of thermodynamics,

A) the total amount of energy in the universe never changes.
B) entropy decreases in living systems that are not receiving energy.
C) energy can be converted, but not be created nor destroyed.
D) the amount of entropy in living systems increases without the input of energy.


D) the amount of entropy in living systems increases without the input of energy.

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