Which of the following statements regarding the movement of energy and nutrients through ecosystems is true?
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Energy enters ecosystems (mainly from the sun), flows through food chains, and is eventually lost as heat — it does not cycle back.
Nutrients (like carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus) are recycled through biogeochemical cycles, moving between organisms, soil, water, and atmosphere.
Therefore, energy flows one-way, while nutrients cycle repeatedly.
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