Why doesn’t natural selection violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

a.
Populations are not isolated systems due to immigration and emigration.

b.
Natural selection can create more ordered systems, but this increase in order is fueled by energy from outside sources.

c.
Natural selection actually increases entropy because evolution is a random process.

d.
Natural selection does increase order (reduce entropy) but the energetic costs are low.

e.
Solar radiation is exothermic.

Question

Why doesn’t natural selection violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics?

	a.	
Populations are not isolated systems due to immigration and emigration.

	b.	
Natural selection can create more ordered systems, but this increase in order is fueled by energy from outside sources.

	c.	
Natural selection actually increases entropy because evolution is a random process.

	d.	
Natural selection does increase order (reduce entropy) but the energetic costs are low.

	e.	
Solar radiation is exothermic.

rushwr · Answer

The second law of thermodynamics states that entropy increases over time, or that a closed system moves from an ordered state to a random state.
Natural selection is the differential survival and reproduction of individuals that differ in phenotype.

rushwr · Answer

So what do u think the answer is ?

anonymous · Answer

B