Question

Almost all the energy and associated biomass in Earth's ecosystems comes from the

Sun. Which of the following is NOT true regarding energy transfer through an
ecosystem?
A
Decomposers recycle the matter contained by the dead biomass and waste and
make it available for use by producers and other consumers.
Ninety percent (90%) of the available energy is transferred from one trophic level
to the next. About 10 percent (10%) is lost to the atmosphere as heat.
с
Ecosystems sustain themselves by continuously cycling matter through the
trophic levels and capturing energy from the Sun or Earth and transferring it up
the food chain.
D
Energy flows from the Sun or from rocks through the primary producers and the
successive levels of consumers.

Answer 1

D . Energy flows from the Sun or from rocks through the primary producers and the successive levels of consumers.

Step-by-step explanation:

Energy flows only through the sun not the rock because sun is the ultimate source of energy which can be used by the plants for making their own food in the form of glucose during the process of photosynthesis. This plant is then eaten by primary consumer known as herbivore. These primary consumer is eaten by secondary consumer is called carnivores. The tertiary consumer feeds on the secondary consumer and so on. In the end, decomposers feed on the dead bodies of animals and releases nutrients which can be used again by the plants for making food.