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Living organisms seem t0 violate the second law of thermodynamics. Instead of increasing their entropy they decrease it. Explain this seemingly contradiction (think of the :living system and it' $ environment)

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          Living organisms seem t0 violate the second law of thermodynamics. Instead of increasing their entropy they decrease it. Explain this seemingly contradiction (think of the :living system and it' $ environment)

living organisms seem t0 violate the second law of thermodynamics instead of increasing their entropy they decrease it explain this seemingly contradiction think of the living system and it 14715

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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03/28/2022

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Living organisms seem t0 violate the second law of thermodynamics. Instead of increasing their entropy they decrease it. Explain this seemingly contradiction (think of the :living system and it' $ environment)