Which statement most accurately describes how matter and energy are used in ecosystems?
A) Matter flows through ecosystems; energy cycles within ecosystems.
B) Energy flows through ecosystems; matter cycles within and through ecosystems.
C) Energy can be converted into matter; matter cannot be converted into energy.
D) Matter can be converted into energy; energy cannot be converted into matter.
E) Matter is used in ecosystems; energy is not.

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Energy flows through ecosystems as it is transferred from one trophic level to another and eventually lost as heat, while matter cycles within and through ecosystems as it is reused and recycled through biogeochemical cycles.

Which Statement Most Accurately Describes How Matter and Energy Are