The image shows a rain forest ecosystem. the energy from plants, or producers, acts as the starting point of energy in the ecosystem. this energy is transferred to other organisms in the food web. in which two ways is the total amount of energy conserved in the ecosystem? some energy is transferred to the organisms, and the remaining energy is released into the ecosystem as thermal energy. bacteria eat the dead bodies of organisms to release the organisms’ stored energy into the atmosphere. some energy is transferred to the smaller organisms, and the rest is stored in the bodies of larger animals. some energy is transferred to the organisms, and the rest is released by plants in the form of carbon dioxide. bacteria eat the dead bodies of organisms, obtain all the energy, and store it in their bodies.