A. Does growth and development of an organism violate the secondlaw of thermodyn

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A. Does growth and development of an organism violate the secondlaw of thermodynamics? Explain.

B. How could you prove experimentally that life does not defythe second law? What result would show that growth and developmentdoes defy the second law of thermodynamics?

C. In thermodynamic and biochemical terms, describe the resultsof your experiment on cells of the organism.

D. Describe the structural and functional effects of yourexperiment on cellular structures such lysosomes. Why are theseeffects predicted by the second law of thermodynamics?

Explanation / Answer

Not sure of the other, but I can help with A. Growth and Development of an organism does defy the second law ofthermodynamics because disorder requires no energy, and in orderfor a cell to divide, it need ATP which is a currency ofenergy.

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