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Plants do make glucose but only very few plants actually store sugar (glucose) as sugar. They usually convert it to starch or cellulose.
Thus a bee will get sugar from the nectar of a plant it is feeding on but a sheep eating grass has to process the cellulose in the grass to get nutrients from it. It can not do this itself so it has to get microbes and bacteria in its stomach to ferment the chewed up plants. It then digests these microbes which form its nutrient source.
Thus the plant (the producer) is the source of energy in both cases.
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What can an autotroph do that an heterotroph cannot?
An autotroph can make it's own energy. A heterotroph has to eat the autotroph to gain energy. To put it simple, an autotroph is a plant and it turns sunlight into energy in the form of glucose. A heterotroph is an animal and can't make it's own energy, so it eats the plant and the glucose, gaining energy from that.
Why are chloroplasts important to animals?
Chloroplasts in plants, are part of the vital system of photosynthesis. This allows a plant to convert sunlight into nourishment for the plants, and by extension, nourishment for plant eating animals, who gain nutrients from the plants, and by the carnivores that feed on those plant eating animals. Additionally, being part of the process of photosynthesis, allows the plant to generate breathable oxygen, permitting an ecosystem to exist.
How many ATP molecules are produced per molecule of glucose are degraded during glycolisis?
4 molecules of ATP are produced per molecule of glucose in glycolysis, but 2 are needed (used, degraded, etc.) to start the reaction, so there is really only a net gain of 2 ATP in the process of glycolysis.
What is the net gain in ATP following the completion of aerobic cellular respiration of glucose in a brain cell?
2
How many ATP molecules can the cell produce from a single molecule of glucose through the complete?
The total net gain of 36, Glycolosyis. The net gain of 2 Aerobic cellular respiration for a net gain of 34.
How do your cells obtain glucose?
Plant cells gain glucose by absorbing water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight and then through the chemical reaction photosynthesis make the glucose. Animal cells gain glucose by taking in oxygen and sugars containing the glucose made by plants.
What can an autotroph do that an heterotroph cannot?
An autotroph can make it's own energy. A heterotroph has to eat the autotroph to gain energy. To put it simple, an autotroph is a plant and it turns sunlight into energy in the form of glucose. A heterotroph is an animal and can't make it's own energy, so it eats the plant and the glucose, gaining energy from that.
How do humans gain energy from plants directly and indirectly?
Humans gain energy directly from plants by eating the plants themselves in the form of fruits, vegetables, and grains. We gain energy from them indirectly by eating the meat of animals that eat plants.
Why are chloroplasts important to animals?
Chloroplasts in plants, are part of the vital system of photosynthesis. This allows a plant to convert sunlight into nourishment for the plants, and by extension, nourishment for plant eating animals, who gain nutrients from the plants, and by the carnivores that feed on those plant eating animals. Additionally, being part of the process of photosynthesis, allows the plant to generate breathable oxygen, permitting an ecosystem to exist.
Is food from animal good for the diet?
It's according to the type of meat you're eating,for example fish,fish is healthy animal meat.But you must be careful of the type of animal meat you're eating or else the meat can make gain weight
Is it true that animal cells derive their energy from chlorophyll?
Animal cells do not obtain their energy directly from chlorophyll. However, chlorophyll is vital for the survival of animals. Chlorophyll is the pigment contained in chloroplasts, which are the organelles in plants responsible for photosynthesis. Photosynthesis involves converting energy into a form that animals can use (glucose). This glucose is then broken down in the animal cell for energy. Therefore chlorophyll is indirectly responsible for producing the energy for animal cells.
Why do bullfrogs eat mice?
Because large frogs are indiscriminate carnivores, and will eat any like-sized animal. Mice gain energy through eating materials, and frogs gain it through eating animals.
How do foxes gain energy?
They gain energy by eating food.
What happens to a cell when you add glucose?
Cell gain energy.
Does malt help weight gain?
yes it does. It is rich in glucose.
Does glucose diffuse faster if it is heated?
yes. When the glucose molecules gain energy, they will vibrate or move around faster.
Can you gain weight by eating green?
You can always gain weight by eating too much of something. But greens are very good for you.
