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Why is the son known to be the source of energy for all organisms on earth?
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∙ 14y ago
The sun is the main source of energy on earth simply because of food webs/chains and trophic levels. At the bottom of every food chain there is a primary producer, and these producers are almost always photosynthetic--meaning that they use light energy to synthesize sugars and other organic compounds. The next level on the food chain are the primary consumers (those that eat the primary producers), from there secondary consumers, tertiary consumers, quaternary consumers, etc. The important thing to remember though is that all energy comes from the primary consumers, the photosynthetic organisms. For an example: if you think of the primary producers as grass, than the primary consumers would be field crickets. The crickets eat the grass, the mice eat the crickets, the snake eats the mice the hawk eats the snake. But because every organism above the primary producer needs to obtain energy to survive that means that all the organisms rely on the primary producer; which itself relies on the sun for energy.
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Is bacteria a producer in a trophic level?
Some bacteria, known as autotrophs, make their own food and are known as producers. Others, known as heterotrophs, feed off of other organisms and need an energy source.
An organisms position in the sequence of energy transfers in an ecosystem is known as its?
Trophic Level
Autotrophs that utilize light as their energy source are?
Photoautotrophs use light as the energy source for producing proteins, lipids and other organic substances. Examples of photoautotrophs are plants.
Why ocean is known as the largest habitat of living organisms?
1) Oceans have living organisms, and2) Oceans cover about 2/3 of the surface of planet Earth.
How do autotrophs and heterotrophs differ?
The autotrophs have the ability to manufacture their own food from the inorganic raw materials. They extract them from the outside source. They reside on the inorganic medium and require an external source of energy. They are known as producers and include the plants mainly. The heterotrophs do not have the ability to manufacture their own food from the inorganic raw materials. They extract the organic nutrients from the outside source. They reside seldom on the organic medium and do not require an external source of energy. They are known as consumers and include the animals mainly.
What is the driving energy source for heating the earth known as?
radiation
Where can one go to witness an earth created pure energy source?
There are several earth created pure energy sources. The most well known include solar energy, hydroelectricity, wave power, wind energy, and geothermal energy.
Organisms that must feed on other organisms for energy are known as?
Consumers ^_^
Is bacteria a producer in a trophic level?
Some bacteria, known as autotrophs, make their own food and are known as producers. Others, known as heterotrophs, feed off of other organisms and need an energy source.
What are some known sources for free energy?
Apart form Geothermal energy (heat from the core of the Earth) and Tidal energy (from the Earth's spin) all energy comes from the Sun which grew the organisms that form fossil fuels, drives the wind and rain and feeds plants. Sunlight is free!
Is Solar Energy commonly Known source of energy?
Yes.
When the sun provides a clean source of energy its known as what?
solar energy
The earliest known group of living organisms on earth was?
Prokaryots
What is one energy the reaches earth from the sun?
The energy that reaches the Earth from the sun is known as sunlight.
An organisms position in the sequence of energy transfers in an ecosystem is known as its?
Trophic Level
The approximately 40 million types of living things on earth are known as?
Organisms
What planets in the Milky Way Galaxy are known to have living organisms?
well earth
