Question

living organisms increase in complexity as they grow, resulting in a decrease in the entropy of an organism. how does this relate to the second law of thermodynamics?
living organisms do not obey the second law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy must increase with time.
living organisms do not follow the laws of thermodynamics.
as a consequence of growing, organisms cause a greater increase in entropy in their environment than the decrease in entropy associated with their growth.
living organisms are able to transform energy into entropy.

Explanation:

The second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system must increase over time. Living organisms are not isolated systems. As they grow and decrease in entropy, they interact with their environment, causing a greater increase in the entropy of the environment than the decrease in their own entropy.

Answer:

As a consequence of growing, organisms cause a greater increase in entropy in their environment than the decrease in entropy associated with their growth.