heterotroph
Green plants and some bacteria can capture energy from sunlight and chemicals respectively.
Organisms that cannot perform photosynthesis rely on obtaining energy by consuming other organisms or organic matter. They can break down these sources of energy through processes like cellular respiration to generate ATP, which is used as energy currency in cells. This allows them to power their cellular activities and functions.
There are two terms for organisms that do not produce their own "food": heterotrophs and consumers. Strictly, we are talking about whether an organism can synthesize organiccompounds from inorganic ones: make sugar from carbon dioxide and water, in other words. The organisms that can do this are autotrophs (also called producers when we are discussing ecosystems). The ones that cannot, and therefore depend, directly or indirectly, on autotrophs for their organic matter, are heterotrophs (= consumers).
Plants, algae, and some bacteria are organisms that can carry out photosynthesis. These organisms contain chlorophyll, a pigment that enables them to capture light energy and convert it into chemical energy in the form of glucose.
Organisms that depend on the food energy stored in other living organisms are called heterotrophs. These organisms cannot produce their own food and rely on consuming other organisms to obtain energy for survival. Examples include animals, fungi, and some types of bacteria.
Rocks or non-living objects cannot capture energy directly from the sun. Only plants and certain microorganisms like algae have the ability to undergo photosynthesis and convert solar energy into usable forms like carbohydrates.
Autotrophs
Autotrophs or producers
Organisms in an ecosystem that first capture energy are called producers. They are typically plants or algae that use sunlight to convert it into chemical energy through photosynthesis. This energy is then passed on to other organisms in the food chain.
Organisms in an ecosystem that first capture energy from the sun are called primary producers or autotrophs. These include plants, algae, and some bacteria that can perform photosynthesis to convert sunlight into chemical energy. This energy is then passed on to other organisms through the food chain.
True. Organisms cannot create energy; they must obtain it from their environment. This energy is typically captured through processes such as photosynthesis in plants or cellular respiration in animals. These processes convert environmental energy sources into forms that organisms can use to sustain their life functions.
Unlike organisms, viruses are not cellular, nor do they have ribosomes or any other organelles for protein production, energy generation, etc. They cannot capture or store free energy but can only use energy derived from their host. Also, viruses can only reproduce via the host and not on their own.
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Green plants and some bacteria can capture energy from sunlight and chemicals respectively.
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Photosynthetic organisms are those that capture solar energy and release oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. Some examples include plants, algae, and cyanobacteria.