What happens to energy as it flows through an ecosystem?

The chemical energy storied as nutrients in the bodies and wastes of organisms flows through ecosystems from one trophic level to the next and through this flow energy also is lost as heat. And the chemical energy avaliable to the succeeding feeding level decreases.

The chemical energy stored as nutrients in the bodies and wastes of organisms flows through ecosystems from one trophic level to the next and through this flow energy also is lost as heat. And the chemical energy available to the succeeding feeding level decreases.

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cell regulation is conducted by special proteins.