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What is the structure that captures the sun's energy when synthesizing carbohydrates?
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∙ 12y ago
It is the Chloroplasts, or plastids, that capture light energy and convert it to chemical energy.
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What is the structure that captures sunlight energy for photosynthesis?
chloroplast
Why are carbohydrates important to the body?
They provide energy for the body and energy and structure for plants.
What structure utilizes the sun's energy to make carbohydrates?
Chloroplast.
Carbohydrates serve two major purposes These purposes are?
energy and structure
Which one of the three types of carbohydrates would have more energy stored in its structure?
The Polysaccharides
Which statement most accurately describes how the carbohydrates you ate for breakfast are functioning in your body right now?
They are storing chemical energy, indicating cell identity, and serving as raw material for synthesizing other molecules.
Which letter identifies the structure that captures sunlight energy for photosynthesis?
not exactly sure but i think A chloroplast captures sun light and turns it into chlorophyll which is sugar (glucose) aka food. This process is called photosynthesis.
Captures the sun's energy?
possible
What is the job of cabohydrates?
Carbohydrates have many jobs. The top two are cell structure, as some cell membranes are made up of carbohydrates, and energy. Glucose, the molecule broken down into the energy needed for all cell processes, is a carbohydrate.
What is the uses and sources of carbohydrates?
heat and energy are the uses of carbohydrates. heat and energy are the uses of carbohydrates.
Which component of the carbon cycle and nitrogen cycle captures the energy from the sun?
Plants are a part of the nitrogen and carbon cycles and it captures the energy from the sun.
What is the structure of the four Macromolecules?
a. Carbohydrates - energy storage and structural support b. Lipids - energy storage and components of membranes c. Proteins - many functions including enzymes, defense, transport, structure, contraction d. Nucleic acids - information storage, gene expression
