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  "The energy flow in the ecosystem follows the second law of thermodynamics." Explain.aps. According to second law of thermodynamics every activity involving energy transformation

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  " (According to first law - energy can be transferred and transformed) is accompanied by dissipation of energy as heat and only a part of it is used in building up tissues in an organisms. This trapped energy as biomass is transferred to next trophic level. According to Lindmanlaw only 10% of the stored energy is passed from one trophic level to successive trophic level.