When a cell uses substantial energy to organize its cell contents to a greater degree than the organization that exists outside the living cell
A) energy has been created.
B) entropy has increased.
C) entropy has decreased.
D) entropy remains the same.
E) energy has been destroyed.

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The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy (disorder) always increases in a closed system. However, living cells are not closed systems, and they create order within themselves by expending energy. This means that entropy decreases within the cell, while entropy increases outside the cell.

When a Cell Uses Substantial Energy to Organize Its Cell