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energy from the sun is taken by plants in the process of photosynthesis to form glucose from CO2 and H2O. The plants have a compound in their green leaves cells called chlorophyll which is enables the cell to trap sun rays or light particles called photon and so through plants and algae sun energy enter into food chain
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∙ 10y agoSunlight (energy) is harvested by the green leaves of producers which turn it into chemical energy reserves (sugars).
Consumers then come along ans eat the producers, stealing their energy reserves to live.
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∙ 6y agoEnergy flows through a one-way stream. Energy is transferred by organisms eating and being eaten.
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∙ 11y agoa consumer feeds on an organism before it in the food chain
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How is a second-order consumer dependent upon the energy of the sun?
it gets its energy to reproduce
How do the second order consumer depend upon the energy from the sun?
the sun gives off the required light for the consumer to strive in the society.
The animal that forms the second level of the food chain are?
you call an animal that eats a producer (a plant which gets its energy from the sun) a primary consumer. something that eats a primary consumer is called a secondary consumer. Something that eats this is called a tertiary consumer.
What is the meaning of first consumer?
Well its a Consumer that eats the Producers I guess. Also the Second-level consumers eat the First-level consumers and the Producers The Third-level consumers eat the Second-level consumers,First-level consumers and the Producers which is the Decomposers the plants and the Sun
Is a sun a consumer?
Producer- energy from the
Why is the sun considered primary consumer?
The sun is not considered to be a primary consumer. The sun is an energy source that is used by primary consumers.
What happens to the amount of energy as it passed from producers to the first order consumer then the second order consumer?
90% of the kilocalories are lost at every level due to the decreasing population of animals as you travel up throughout an energy pyramid. So, if the producers get 10,000 kilocalories from the sun, and the first level consumers get 1,000 kcal, then we can only conclude that the second level consumers will get around 100 kcal. If this is confusing, try looking it up through different questions or on Wikipedia. Answered by a 7th grader : 3
Explain what is meant by the statement The amount of food energy passed along grows smaller and smaller as the chain becomes longer?
That statement is talking about a food chain and the amount of available energy: The most energy is available at the producer level. A producer is a plant that gets energy from the sun. The producer is able to make lots of energy by photosynthesis. Then the producer gets eaten by a first-level consumer. This is typically an herbivore (something that eats only plants) but could also be an omnivore (something that eats both plants and meat). Either way, when the first-level consumer eats the producer, it uses most of the energy for its life processes. Life processes are things like growing, having energy to go find more food, reproducing, and caring for young. Surplus energy is stored in the form of fat. This first-level producer gets eaten by a second-level consumer. This might be a carnivore (something that eats only meat) or another omnivore. The second-level consumer can only get the stored energy from its food. This means that there is less energy available to it than there was to the first-level consumer. This chain continues, with less and less energy being available at each step. Because of this fact, there needs to be many producers and low level consumers to support the higher level consumers.
Is beef a producer or a consumer?
It is a consumer. Even though we eat it, a producer is something that gets its food from the sun. Beef doesn't get its energy from the sun. It gets its energy from a producer, grass.
sun is a producer,consumer,producer,or decomposer?
Producer- energy from the
How energy travels from the sun through the plant and on to a consumer?
Energy travels through radiation
What is the life cycle of glucose?
Sun -(Photosynthesis)> Plant -(Eaten)> Primary consumer (Some energy lost by heat) -(Eaten)> Secondary consumer (Some energy lost by heat) -(Death)> Sun
