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No, the cycling in an ecosystem is only with the matter in the ecosystem. So nitrogen, carbon, etc. are recycled, and never disappear.
On the other hand, energy cannot be recycled in ecosystems. As energy is transferred from one form to another (for example, as a plant becomes food for an animal, which is in turn food for another animal), it degrades in quality, intensity or "usefulness" to living things. Energy is "lost" as heat by friction, body heat, etc. This is the application of the second law of thermodynamics to ecosystems.
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∙ 6y agoCyclical is for example transfer of energy given by water, phosporus etc. The latter begins in guano in southern Chile which is a product of birds. This was preceeded by death of their food which were the organisms with shells containing the phosporus also in their bodies. These shells and bodies emerge namely from the phosporus produced by guano and dissolved in sea water. This closes the cycle.
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∙ 14y agoA predator eats the prey and the predator that ate the prey will be eaten by the predator and it will keep on going on!
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∙ 7y agoNo. Energy comes from the Sun, and eventually gets radiated out, into outer space. It doesn't get back into the Sun; and it gets spread out in such a way that it is no longer usable.
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Most energy is lost from an ecosystem in the form of?
Pretty much all of the energy that enters an ecosystem is solar energy. For a long time, it was thought that every ecosystem on the planet was solar based, but in the past few years an ecosystem was discovered on the bottom of the ocean where absolutely no sunlight reached. There were microscopic organisms that fed of of the sulfur that was being expelled by thermal exhaust vents. There were shrimp that fed off of these and several other species of animals lived off of the microorganisms and shrimp creating an ecosystem that did not rely on sunlight whatsoever. Energy is used in organisms by transferring energy into mechanical and thermal energy. Anything an animal does requires energy so this is how it is used.
When you lift a object what kind of energy are you transferring it to?
kinetic energy
What is the process of transferring thermal energy?
convection
What are the 2 ways of transferring the energy?
potential energy and kenetic energy
How does thermal energy get passed in a conductor?
by transferring vibrational energy to adjacent molecules.
What shows energy transferring in an ecosystem?
A breeze that occurs at night
Why are decomposers essential to the health of ecosystem?
Energy flow in an ecosystem is cyclical. remove the decomposers and it becomes linear. Like a pirate's plank.
A cyclical disturbance in an ecosystem is an event that?
repeats over and over. Apex
Why is the movement from The basic elements different from the transferring energy?
An example of the transfer of energy is the food chain. This is different from movement of basic elements in the ecosystem because energy gets used, not just moved.
What best describes the flow of energy and the movement of chemical compounds in an ecosystem?
The flow of energy through an ecosystem is described as one-way or linear. This means that energy enters the ecosystem and passes through it without being recycled. Energy enters in the from of light (via photosynthesis) and leaves as heat. Heat is not used as a source of energy by living organisms. Chemical compounds can be recycled, so their movement is cyclical in an ecosystem. The same atoms are used over and over again, so your body will contain atoms that were in the bodies of dinosaurs, for example.
Most energy is lost from an ecosystem in the form of?
Pretty much all of the energy that enters an ecosystem is solar energy. For a long time, it was thought that every ecosystem on the planet was solar based, but in the past few years an ecosystem was discovered on the bottom of the ocean where absolutely no sunlight reached. There were microscopic organisms that fed of of the sulfur that was being expelled by thermal exhaust vents. There were shrimp that fed off of these and several other species of animals lived off of the microorganisms and shrimp creating an ecosystem that did not rely on sunlight whatsoever. Energy is used in organisms by transferring energy into mechanical and thermal energy. Anything an animal does requires energy so this is how it is used.
What are waves transferring?
ENERGY!
What happens to energy in an ecosystem?
The energy in an ecosystem is used by the organisms in that ecosystem. In the case of the sun as energy, nothing happens because the sun always supplies energy.
What describes the energy changes involved in an ecosystem?
The sun's energy is made available to an ecosystem by the plants in that ecosystem.
How does the energy leaves the ecosystem?
Usually, energy leaves the ecosystem when an organism leaves the ecosystem, they usually leave by death.
Does an ecosystem consist of energy?
yes an ecosystem consist of energy and orther components
What are sound waves transferring?
ENERGY!
