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What are the two ways that energy stored in dead organisms is used?
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Energy stored from dead organisms can be used in two ways. They can either be eaten by other organisms or decomposed by bacteria with the nutrients absorbed in the soil to be used by plants.
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What are organisms that used energy from the sun or energy stored in chemical compounds to manufacture their own nutrients?
Plants! :D
In what form do organisms store energy?
Organisms primarily store energy in the form of chemical bonds. This energy is stored in molecules such as ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and carbohydrates like glucose. When needed, these molecules can be broken down and the energy stored in their bonds can be released and used by the organism.
How is potential energy stored energy?
Potential energy is called stored energy because it is an energy that is not being used but ready to be used.
What happened with the stored energy as it transfer from one organisms with another?
Energy in organisms primarily comes from carbohydrates, some may also be contributed from lipids and proteins. When an organism is consumed the different nutrients are absobed into the body which are then used in respiration to release the energy
What energy is stored in foods?
The type of energy that is stored in food is called chemical potential energy.. This energy is stored until it is ready to be used.
When photosynthesis is complete where is the energy stored?
Energy of sunlight is used. It is stored in glucose
What is the energy that is stored in lights?
Energy is not stored in lights (not electric ones at least). Energy is used by lights.
What is the word for organisms that get energy from dead things?
Decomposers or scavengers. Scavengers like Tasmanian devils or vultures feast on dead carcasses and get their energy from it. They only get 10% of the original energy in the dead animal. Decomposers such as bacteria and worms decompose the dead leaves or animals by eating them and returning it to the soil. Decomposers and Scavengers are Earth's clean-up crew. When the dead things are decomposed, it is used to create Nitrates, Oxygen, or even fertilizer for plants.
What do you call stored energy that is ready to be used?
When energy is stored, it is called potential energy.
Can the solar energy stored and used when required?
Yes, it can be used to charge batteries. The energy in the battery can be stored for later use.
What type of energy do matches use?
A match has chemical energy stored. The moment it is used, this is, of course, converted into heat energy.A match has chemical energy stored. The moment it is used, this is, of course, converted into heat energy.A match has chemical energy stored. The moment it is used, this is, of course, converted into heat energy.A match has chemical energy stored. The moment it is used, this is, of course, converted into heat energy.
Where does the energy stored in fossil fuel come from?
It comes from sunlight originally, since plants formed the original organic molecules. When dead plants and animals were buried, compressed, and heated, their products (coal, oil, gas) retained the chemical energy stored in their molecules millions of years earlier.
