A major difference between energy cycles and the cycling of inorganic materials through ecosystems is that
A) energy is continuously added to the cycle while materials are drawn from geologic stores.
B) energy cycling occurs on a global scale while materials are cycled on a local scale.
C) energy cycles are short while material cycles are long.
D) energy cycling is global while inorganic materials change with the location.
E) All of the answers are true.

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Energy is continuously added to ecosystems primarily through sunlight, driving photosynthesis and other processes, whereas materials (like carbon, nitrogen, and water) cycle through ecosystems but are not continuously added from an external source; they are recycled within the ecosystem and the planet.

A Major Difference Between Energy Cycles and the Cycling of Inorganic