How do energy and matter move in ecosystems?(1 point)

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Energy and matter cycle through the environment.
Energy and matter cycle through the environment.

Energy flows in one direction, and matter cycles through the environment.
Energy flows in one direction, and matter cycles through the environment.

Matter flows in one direction, and energy cycles through the environment.
Matter flows in one direction, and energy cycles through the environment.

Energy and matter flow in one direction.
Energy and matter flow in one direction.

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The correct response is:

Energy flows in one direction, and matter cycles through the environment.

In ecosystems, energy typically flows from producers (like plants) to consumers (herbivores, carnivores) and then to decomposers, while matter (like nutrients and organic material) is recycled within the ecosystem through processes like decomposition and nutrient cycling.