Explain the following with suitable examples. (a)What type of changes occurs in the amount of energy during its transfer from plants to apex consumer? (b)What are the differences between flow of matter and of energy in an ecosystem? why?
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(a) Energy is lost in every step as it moves from one organism to another. This loss of energy is due to the consumption or wastage of energy in various intermediate processes.
(b) Energy flows in a direction while matter is recycled. A dead animal when decomposed is used by plants as a source of energy.
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