How do living organisms obey the second law of thermodynamics while maintaining a highly ordered, low-entropy internal state?

A) They convert absorbed chemical energy into cellular work with complete efficiency, preventing any energy dispersal.

B) They function as open systems that take in free energy and release heat and waste, increasing the total entropy of the universe.

C) They exist as thermally isolated closed systems that spontaneously lower internal entropy without interacting with their surroundings.

D) They utilize enzyme catalysis to temporarily suspend thermodynamic laws during endergonic biosynthetic pathways.

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