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The energy flow in an ecosystem is unidirectional '. Justify the statement .

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Energy in an ecosystem flows from producers to primary consumers, then from primary consumers to secondary consumers and so on. There is never a backflow of energy i.e. energy cannot come back to a trophic level it has already passed. Therefore, the energy flow is unidirectional in an ecosystem.
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