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Nutrients move through ecosystems in a cyclical manner, being recycled and reused by organisms. Energy flows through ecosystems in a one-way direction, gradually being lost as heat at each trophic level. Nutrients are often limited and must be recycled, while energy flows through and out of ecosystems.

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