Given below are two statements:
Statement I: An ecosystem follows the first law of thermodynamics but not the second law of thermodynamics.
Statement II: Energy received from sunlight is transferred along the food chain and also lost by organisms, but it is neither created nor destroyed. However, it is not able to counteract the universal tendency toward decreasing disorderliness.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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An ecosystem follows both first and second law of thermodynamics. Ecosystems are not exempt from the Second Law of thermodynamics. They need a constant supply of energy to synthesise the molecules they require, to counteract the universal tendency toward increasing disorderliness.
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