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Only as an energy source, it requires amino acids for animals to make proteins.
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How does energy from the sun get used by human bodies?
Energy from the sun is eventually used by humans when we eat the carbohydrates that plants make when they use the sun's energy to synthesize carbohydrates from water and carbon dioxide, or when we eat the flesh of animals who eat the carbohydrates from plants, or if we eat the flesh of animals who eat other animals who eat carbohydrates from plants.
Explain how a tree and fox get carbohydrates to use for energy?
Trees and other plants reserve a small fraction of oxygen produced from photosynthesis to convert their carbohydrates into energy. This differs from animals who eat food to obtain carbohydrates.
Why cannot animals make food from carbon dioxide?
Animals have no source of energy to make food. Animals get energy from the food they eat. Plants have a way of capturing energy from sunlight which they then use to make carbohydrates
What molecule do plants use to store energy?
Both plants and animals store chemical energy in a nucleotide called ATP (Adenosine-TriPhosphate). This nucleotide acts as a coenzyme for different processes in cells when it releases energy by turning into ADP (adenosine Diphosphate).
Which carbohydrates do plants store for later energy use?
Plants store glucose for later use.
How does the sun's energy get stored in food?
Plants capture solar energy through photosynthesis and use it to produce simple carbohydrates it uses to grow. Farm animals consume plants, and metabolize the carbohydrates created by the plant and grow themselves. For this reason, solar energy powers the food chain.
What do animals and plants use their energy for?
animals and plant use energy for living
How is glucose used in an ecosystem?
Carbohydrates are used as an energy source for many animals and plants. Examples: potato makes starch to store energy and animals eat them to gain the energy they need. Also sugars, which are monomers, are used by the plants as energy source by photosynthesis. Second example would be that insects use a carbohydrate called chitin which is used to build their exoskeleton.
Do plants and some animals use carbohydrates for strength and rigidity?
Yes.
What is the Process in which plants use the energy of sunlight to make high energy carbohydrates?
photosynthesis
What is the process in which plants use energy from the sun to build carbohydrates?
photosynthesis
What do plants make as their food?
Plants use light as their source of energy to make carbohydrates such as sugars.
