Given below are two statements: [2025]
Statement I: In ecosystem, there is unidirectional flow of energy of sun from producers to consumers.
Statement II: Ecosystems are exempted from 2nd law of thermodynamics.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Sun is the only source of energy for all ecosystems on Earth, except for deep sea-hydro-thermal ecosystem.
The energy flow is unidirectional from the sun to producers and then to consumers.
Ecosystems are not exempted from the second law of thermodynamics. They need a constant supply of energy to synthesise the molecules they require to counteract the universal tendency towards increasing disorderliness.