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

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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.

What Is Entropy