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Consider the following statements: Statement I: In an ecosystem, energy flow is unidirectional and is not recycled in the same manner as nutrients. Statement II: At each trophic transfer, a part of energy is dissipated as heat and therefore does not return to the previous trophic level. Statement III: Nutrients are returned to the abiotic environment through decomposition and biogeochemical cycles. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
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- 1Neither Statement II nor Statement III is correct.
- 2Only one of the Statements II and III is correct and that explains Statement I.
- 3Both Statement II and Statement III are correct but only one of them explains Statement I.
- 4Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I.✓
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Both Statement II and Statement III are correct and both of them explain Statement I.
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