In ecology, energy flow, also called the calorific flow, refers to the flow of energythrough afood chain. In an ecosystem, ecologistsseek to quantify the relative importance of different component species and feeding relationships.
A general energy flow scenario follows:
The energy is passed on from trophic level to trophic level and each time about 90% of the energy is lost, with some being lost as heat into the environment (an effect of respiration) and some being lost as incompletely digested food (egesta). Therefore, primary consumers get about 10% of the energy produced by autotrophs, while secondary consumers get 1% and tertiary consumers get 0.1%. This means the top consumer of a food chainreceives the least energy, as a lot of the food chain's energy has been lost between trophic levels. This loss of energy at each level limits typical food chains to only four to six links.
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Energy stored in green plants is classified as potential energy because it is not currently being used but has the potential to be converted into kinetic energy through processes like photosynthesis. This energy is stored in the form of sugars and other organic molecules, which can be released and used for metabolic processes when needed.
starches are produced by all green plants as the energy is stored
Green plants get the energy needed for photosynthesis from sunlight. They use the process of photosynthesis to convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose molecules. This energy is then used to fuel the plant's growth and metabolism.
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Green plants need sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide in order to carry out photosynthesis, the process by which they convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose. This glucose is then used by the plants as a source of energy to carry out various cellular processes.