Answer 1:
No, photosynthesis and respiration cannot create a
cycle of energy. They create a cycle of carbon,
but not energy. Energy flows from the sun
through photosynthesis to the plant, and then
through respiration into the animal, and then,
again through respiration, it becomes heat, which
cannot be re-absorbed by photosynthesis and is
eventually lost into space.
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