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How does euglena collect energy?
Most species of Euglena have chloroplasts, which allow them to capture the energy in sunlight and form carbohydrates. However, they are also capable of consuming food to receive energy.
How does a plant get the energy it need to make carbohydrates?
Green plants make food in the form of carbohydrates by combining carbon dioxide and water using energy from sunlight. Carbohydrates are chemicals containing only the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The simplest useful form of carbohydrate produced by photosynthesis is glucose sugar.
Cells store energy in the form of what?
Cells store energy in the form of carbohydrates.
What is the role of Carbohydrates?
Helps form cell walls and membranes; provide energy
What form of energy does sunlight use?
Solar energy
Sunlight is a form of energy called what?
electromagnetic energy
What converts sunlight to chemical energy on the plant cell?
The organelle which converts solar energy into useable energy for the plant is called the chloroplast. The chloroplast contains chlorophyll, the green pigment in plants which traps light and converts it into glucose, water, and oxygen.
What is chernosynthesis?
Synthesis of carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using energy obtained by chemical oxidation of simple inorganic compounds. This form of synthesis is limited to certain type of bacteria and fungi.
What is sunlight as a form of energy?
photons
What is the body's preferred form of energy?
carbohydrates
What are starch and carbohydrates?
Source of carbohydrates, and in plants is used as a form of energy storage.
Is sunlight a organic?
Sunlight is source or form of energy. Energy is generally not considered as organic or inorganic.
