Answer: The synthesis of glucose directly from CO2 and H2O

Chapter 10, Problem 10.38

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The synthesis of glucose directly from CO2 and H2O and the synthesis of proteins directly from amino acids are both nonspontaneous processes under standard conditions. Yet these processes must occur for life to exist. In light of the second law of thermodynamics, how can life exist

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