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Question
Correct and rewrite the following statement and justify your correction.
The flow of nutrients in an ecosystem is considered to be a ‘one-way’ transport.
Solution
Correct Statement: The flow of nutrients in an ecosystem is cyclical.
Explanation:
- Nutrients, necessary for the growth of organisms are continuously transferred from abiotic to biotic factors and biotic to abiotic factors within an ecosystem.
- This cycle operates continuously through the medium of the biosphere formed by the lithosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere
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