The second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy, or disorder, of a system tends to increase over time. in other words, the organization of all systems in the universe will deteriorate as time passes. living systems must maintain their chemical and physical organizations in order to prevent death. how do living organisms maintain the organization of their internal systems? a. living organisms require a constant input of energy in order to maintain their chemical and physical organization. b. living organisms require a habitat in which the temperature remains constant in order to maintain their chemical and physical organization. c. living organisms synthesize proteins that last for the lifetime of the organism and whose chemical and physical organizations do not deteriorate over time. d. living organisms are made of atoms with specialized structures whose chemical and physical organizations do not deteriorate over time.