Question

Is the diagram an example of a basic energy cycle true or false??? and why??

Answer 1

Answer:

False

Explanation:

The basic cycle of energy shows how energy decreases as it moves through higher trophic levels in an ecosystem. In the first level, the primary organisms (such as plants) utilize energy from the sun to generate biomass through photosynthesis. In the second level, the organisms exploit primary trophic level organisms as food sources and thus obtain energy. Finally, in the third level, carnivores eat the herbivory organisms to obtain energy. At each trophic level, an important part of the energy is lost as metabolic heat; however, this energy can not be reused, this principle is known as the 'law of conservation of energy'.