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Q1.

Which of the following components of an ecosystem is primarily responsible for converting inorganic compounds into organic matter?

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(A)
Decomposers
(B)
Primary consumers
(C)
Producers
(D)
Secondary consumers
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Q2.

In an ecosystem, the unidirectional flow of energy follows which of the following laws of thermodynamics?

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(A)
Only the First Law
(B)
Only the Second Law
(C)
Both the First and Second Laws
(D)
Neither the First nor the Second Law
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