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How is the flow of matter and energy through an ecosystem connected to the carbon and nitrogen cycles?

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when organisms use organic matter for cellular respiration all that matter goes back into carbon dioxide, water, and minerals, while ALL the energy leaves the ecosystem as heat.

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