Question

write the difeone between Flow of mattey and of
is ecosystm ? why​

Answer 1

Answer:

There is a fundamental difference in the way energy and matter flows through an ecosystem. Matter flows through the ecosystem in the form of the non-living nutrients essential to living organisms. When a living organism dies, nutrients are released back into the soil. ... So you see, matter is recycled in the ecosystem.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The major difference between flow of matter and of energy is that the flow of matter occurs in a cyclic manner i.e. it is recycled, however, the flow of energy in an ecosystem is unidirectional which means, it is not recycled. The flow of matter follows the following path-

Decomposers release nutrients when they break down dead organisms.

The nutrients are taken up by plants through their roots.

The nutrients pass to primary consumers when they eat the plants.

The nutrients pass to higher level consumers when they eat lower level consumers.

When living things die, the cycle repeats.

In case of flow of energy, the energy flows through an ecosystem in one direction, from photosynthetic organisms to herbivores to omnivores and carnivores and decomposers, less and less energy becomes available to support life. This loss of useable energy occurs because each energy transfer results in the dissipation of some energy into the environment as heat.