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Which of the following best explains why ecosystems need a continual influx of new energy?
a.
Photosynthesis feeds herbivores, carnivores, and decomposers.
b.
As energy is recycled, a small amount is lost as heat.
c.
Energy flows through an ecosystem and cannot be recycled.
d.
Cellular respiration does not feed back into other processes.
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c.
Energy flows through ecosystems and cannot be recycled — it enters (mainly as sunlight), is converted (e.g., by photosynthesis), used and ultimately lost as heat, so ecosystems require a continual input of new energy.
Energy flows through ecosystems and cannot be recycled — it enters (mainly as sunlight), is converted (e.g., by photosynthesis), used and ultimately lost as heat, so ecosystems require a continual input of new energy.
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