matter moves through an ecosystem through the recycling of energy and nutrients between different trophic levels. The first trophic level consists of primary producers like plants that can be manufactured their own food through photosynthesis. Similarly plants are require nutrients like nitrogen to grow.
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In ecosystems, matter and energy are transferred from one form to another. ... Decomposers break down dead plant and animal matter. Producers (plants) use sunlight and other nutrients to make their own food through photosynthesis. Consumers are the animals that consume, or eat, other living things.
