In any ecosystem, all incoming energy will eventually be a. passed on to the decomposers when organisms die b. released into the surrounding environment as heat c. transferred up from one trophic level to the next d. used by plants in the process of photosynthesis a reaction in which the reactants have a greater amount of free energy than the products that are formed will be a. endergonic, with a net release of free energy to the surroundings b. endergonic, absorbing free energy from the surroundings c. exergonic, with a net release of free energy to the surroundings d. exergonic, absorbing free energy from the surroundings