The law of entropy states that everything in the universe goes from increasing warmth, order and growth to caold, disorganized deaf. Eventually the universe which began a as a hot explosion will die as cold and inert nothingness.
The process.
There seem to be to forces at work in the universe. The first force is entropy. As far as we know, or can observe, everything in the universe eventually succumbs to entropy. Without some intervention, everything will become cold, lifeless, dark and still. However, living things seem to disobey the law of entropy. If we look at the evolution from one celled being to human, there certainly appears to be a force that is counter to entropy. Sure, individuals seem to die away, but a species seems to grow and multiply as long as there are resources for it to do so. Also as we have seen, living things eat. Plants need sunlight and nutrients from the soil. Or before his eat plants. Carnivores eat other animals. Omnivores eat other plants and animals. Life seems to be counter entropic.
We have already established, for example, that the large dinosaurs were far from the largest living things. We have also established that the giant redwood trees of California are far from the oldest living things. What we have discovered is that there are fungi in at least three places on the West Coast of the United States that are massive. These fungi cover literally hundreds or thousands of square miles! They are not only the largest living things, but also perhaps, the oldest. While pieces, or areas of the fungi may die off, the organism itself remains connected and continues to grow, Much like your own bodies cells regularly die off and are placed. Your body clearly replaces all of its cells, except nerves, every three years. . They are truly amazing things.
End of less and quiz.
1. Define entropy?
2. How does life relates to
entropy?
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