Considering the second law of thermodynamics, would you expect thetypical biomass of primary producers in an ecosystem to be greaterthan or less than the biomass of secondary producers in the system?Explain your reasoning

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Communities and Ecosystems

Ecology contains two words: Eikos means dwelling, and logy means to study, so the combined meaning is studying habitat or living.