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NEET UG 2025 · Botany · Question 170

NEET 2025 Botany, question 170

Question 170 of the NEET 2025 paper (code 45) is a Botany question from Ecosystem. Its idea, Second Law of Thermodynamics in Ecosystems, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q170 · Botany

Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In ecosystem, there is unidirectional flow of energy of sun from producers to consumers.

Statement II: Ecosystems are exempted from 2nd law of thermodynamics.

In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. 1Both statement I and statement II are correct
  2. 2Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
  3. 3Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrectOfficial answer
  4. 4Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

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No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.

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