Asked by Prince.
All energy in an ecosystem is eventually
A. Lost from the system as heat
B. Recycled by decomposers
C. Used by producers
D. Used by the top carnivores
A. Lost from the system as heat
B. Recycled by decomposers
C. Used by producers
D. Used by the top carnivores
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
A. Lost from the system as heat
In an ecosystem, energy is transferred through various trophic levels (producers, consumers, etc.) but is ultimately lost to the environment as heat due to metabolic processes. This follows the second law of thermodynamics, which states that energy conversions are not 100% efficient.
In an ecosystem, energy is transferred through various trophic levels (producers, consumers, etc.) but is ultimately lost to the environment as heat due to metabolic processes. This follows the second law of thermodynamics, which states that energy conversions are not 100% efficient.