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Where do nutrients primarily store their energy in biological systems?
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7. Energy and Metabolism
Introduction to Energy
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How do producers and consumers obtain energy in an ecosystem?
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Producers obtain energy by consuming other organisms, while consumers obtain energy through photosynthesis.
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Producers obtain energy through photosynthesis, while consumers obtain energy by consuming other organisms.
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Both producers and consumers obtain energy through photosynthesis.
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Both producers and consumers obtain energy by consuming other organisms.
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Identify the role of producers in an ecosystem. Producers, also known as autotrophs, are organisms that can produce their own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
Understand the process of photosynthesis. Producers, such as plants, algae, and some bacteria, obtain energy through photosynthesis, a process that converts light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.
Identify the role of consumers in an ecosystem. Consumers, or heterotrophs, are organisms that cannot produce their own food and must obtain energy by consuming other organisms.
Explore how consumers obtain energy. Consumers obtain energy by eating producers or other consumers, thus transferring energy through the food chain.
Clarify the distinction between producers and consumers. Producers use photosynthesis to create energy-rich compounds, while consumers rely on consuming other organisms to obtain energy.
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