Order is a feature of life, but living things still obey the laws of thermodynamics. This is because
? all of the reactions being performed by the cell are catabolic and spontaneous.
? the small amount of order created in and by living things is insignificant when compared to the amount of disorder in the rest of the universe.
? living things eventually die and then their molecules will become disordered again.
? in metabolic pathways, some energy is converted to heat. This increases the thermal energy of atoms and molecules in the organism's surroundings.