Within an ecosystem, energy transfers are inefficient; only ten percent of the energy available at one trophic level is passed to the next trophic level. Describe one consequence of this inefficiency and explain how the decrease in free energy affects the amount of entropy in this system.

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During cellular respiration, a molecule of glucose is broken down to provide energy for the cell. Explain the role of the structural features involved in the different stages of cellular respiration.