The illustration shows one of the ways resources are removed from the deep sea. Describe what type of resources these are, including if they are renewable or non-renewable. Predict two consequences to the seafloor life if this process is not regulated.

How do energy and matter move through an ecosystem? both energy and matter unidirectionally flow through an ecosystem. both energy and matter cycle within an ecosystem. matter unidirectionally flows through an ecosystem, whereas energy cycles within an ecosystem. energy unidirectionally flows through an ecosystem, whereas matter generally cycles within an ecosystem.