Assertion: Ecosystems are not exempt from the second law of thermodynamics.
Reason: In a food chain,energy flow is bidirectional.

  • A
    Assertion and Reason both are true and Reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B
    Assertion and Reason both are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
    Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
  • D
    Both Assertion and Reason are false.

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