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The Energy in the food produced by autotrophs or taken into the bodies of heterotrophs must be changed into a form that cells can useThe Energy-trasnferring molecule used by cells is?
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Glucose, the main form of food from consumed autotrophs, is broken-down into a form of energy the cell can use by the process of cellular respiration.
The first stage of this occurs in the cytoplasm, the other to stages occur in the mitochondria.
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Why would a cell need to do photosynthesis and cell respiration?
An autotroph such as a photosynthetic cell produces it's own food. Once produced through photosynthesis, the food needs to be used as in cellular respiration. Hetertroph, such as animals do not produce their own food. They must consume the food produced by the autotrophs or consume the heterotrophs that have consumed the food produced by the autotrophs.
What do autotroph and heterotroph mean?
Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food, such as plants. their food comes form the sun meaning they use light energy to produce food. Although heterotrophs ultimately get their energy from the sun, but the way they obtain is different. in heterotrophs they obtain energy from the food they consume. For example eating plants that have obtained energy from the sun, or by eating animals that have eaten such plants.
What organisms use Cellular Respiration?
Both autotrophs (plants) and heterotrophs (animals) use Cellular Respiration to break the organic compounds (produced by Photosynthesis) into simpler molecules and release energy.Bacteria, fungi, and archaea also use Cellular Respiration.animals only
What molecules are produced by autotrophs?
Autotrophs are also known as producers, and create complex organic molecules - like carbohydrates and fats - from simple organic molecules.
Which type of organism obtains energy by metabolizing molecules produced by other organisms?
Heterotrophs
Is maltose related to autotroph or heterotrophic nutrition?
Maltose is produced by autotrophs and used by heterotrophs .
Why are autotrophs sometimes referred to as producers and heterotrophs as consumers?
Autotroph are producers which is life forms that can transfer solar energy into chemical energy. However, heterotrophs are consumers dependent on the chemical energy produced by autotrophs.
What do heterotrophs and autotrophs do?
Autotroph- an organism that can produce its own food Heterotroph- an organism that uses food produced by another organism(autotroph)
Do Humans use food and oxygen produced by green plants?
Yes, humans are heterotrophs, ' other eaters, ' while plants are autotrophs, ' self eaters. '
What are four main types of Consumers and heterotrophs?
Heterotrophs (from Greek heteros = other or different, trophos = feeder) are organisms that are not able to make their own food. They must ingest or absorb food produced by other organisms. Therefore, the heterotrophs rely on other organisms for theirnutrition. Heterotrophic organisms include animals, fungi, and some single-celled protozoa (e.g., ameba, paramecia) and bacteria. While autotrophs make their own food by converting inorganic nutrients into organic forms, heterotrophs cannot do this. Heterotrophs require most nutrients in an already produced, organic form. They use these nutrients both as a source of energyand as building blocks to form cell and body parts. In a food web the heterotrophs are the consumers. There are many different types of heterotrophs in a food web, depending on what they consume.If they ingest autotrophs (producers), they are known as herbivores (primary consumers). Some heterotrophs eat other heterotrophs. These are the carnivores (secondary or higher level consumers). Predators, which capture live food, and scavengers, which eat already dead food, are two types of carnivores. Omnivores are heterotrophs that eat both autotrophs and other heterotrophs. Decomposers, which break down organic material into an inorganic form usable by plants, are also examples of heterotrophs. One hypothesis about the evolution of life on Earth states that the firstliving cells were heterotrophs. These primitive organisms absorbed or ingested simple organic molecules for use as energy and buildingblocks. When competition for these organic molecules increased, those organisms that could use alternative sources of energy, such as the sun or inorganic chemical reactions, to make their own organic molecules were better able to survive and reproduce. Thus, according to this hypothesis, autotrophs evolved from heterotrophs.
Why would a cell need to do photosynthesis and cell respiration?
An autotroph such as a photosynthetic cell produces it's own food. Once produced through photosynthesis, the food needs to be used as in cellular respiration. Hetertroph, such as animals do not produce their own food. They must consume the food produced by the autotrophs or consume the heterotrophs that have consumed the food produced by the autotrophs.
What do autotroph and heterotroph mean?
Autotrophs are organisms that make their own food, such as plants. their food comes form the sun meaning they use light energy to produce food. Although heterotrophs ultimately get their energy from the sun, but the way they obtain is different. in heterotrophs they obtain energy from the food they consume. For example eating plants that have obtained energy from the sun, or by eating animals that have eaten such plants.
What organisms use Cellular Respiration?
Both autotrophs (plants) and heterotrophs (animals) use Cellular Respiration to break the organic compounds (produced by Photosynthesis) into simpler molecules and release energy.Bacteria, fungi, and archaea also use Cellular Respiration.animals only
What is one molecule produced by the mitochondria and why is it important to the mitochondria?
the molecule that is produced is atp
What molecules are produced by autotrophs?
Autotrophs are also known as producers, and create complex organic molecules - like carbohydrates and fats - from simple organic molecules.
Which type of organism obtains energy by metabolizing molecules produced by other organisms?
Heterotrophs
Is maltose heterotrophic or autotrophic?
yes
