Does Biological Evolution Violate the Law of Entropy, and Why

question 6

Multiple Choice

Does biological evolution violate the law of entropy, and why or why not?

• A) No, because Earth's organisms actually increase their own entropy during evolution, despite the appearance that they are becoming better organized.
• B) No, because the increase in the entropy of the radiation passing through living organisms is greater than the decrease in the entropy of those organisms.
• C) No, because the energy increase of Earth's living organisms is exactly balanced by the energy decrease of the radiation flowing through those organisms.
• D) Yes, because this law is violated in situations involving energy from the sun.
• E) Yes, because this law is violated when new species are created on Earth.