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Which of the following provide the most energy in an ecosystem?
The largest source of energy for an ecosystem is the sun. HAHA that is not used in an ecosystem is eventually lost as heat. Energy and nutrients are passed around through the food chain, when one organism eats another organism. Any energy remaining in a dead organism is consumed by decomposers.
What is the main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem?
3.1 The Sun is the major source of energy for organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part. Producers such as plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use the energy from sunlight to make organic matter from carbon dioxide and water. This establishes the beginning of energy flow through almost all food webs.
What produces energy through photosynthesis?
During photosynthesis, “producers” like green plants, algae and some bacteria convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy. Photosynthesis produces chemical energy in the form of glucose, a carbohydrate or sugar.
What is the major source of energy in the food chain?
the sun
The vast majority of energy that exists in food webs originates from the sun and is converted (transformed) into chemical energy by the process of photosynthesis in plants.
How can you obtain energy?
Organisms obtain energy from the food they consume. The food consumed by the organisms undergo cellular respiration as a result of which energy is released. Mitochondria are called power houses of the cells.
What is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem which process helps to trap this energy in producers?
Sunlight
Sunlight is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem. The producers (green plants) capture this energy and convert it to chemical form in organic molecules.
What is the main forms of energy produced by plants?
In this case plants convert light energy (1) into chemical energy, (in molecular bonds), through a process known as photosynthesis. Most of this energy is stored in compounds called carbohydrates. The plants convert a tiny amount of the light they receive into food energy.