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Plants and algae are called autotrophs because they produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. They convert sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into glucose and oxygen, using chlorophyll to capture light energy. This ability to synthesize their own nutrients distinguishes them from heterotrophs, which must obtain food by consuming other organisms.
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Why do plants and algae appear green?
Plants and algae appear green because they contain a pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight during photosynthesis, which is the process that allows plants to produce their own food. The green light is not absorbed by chlorophyll, giving plants and algae their green color.
Plants and algae that convert sunlight to food energy are called?
Plants and algae that convert sunlight to food energy are called autotrophs or producers. They use a process called photosynthesis to capture sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in the form of glucose. This process is essential for providing food and energy for the rest of the ecosystem.
Are red algae a consumer?
no its a producer
Are algae decomposers?
Algae and other plants make their own food from sunlight, so they are producers.
Why is sunlight important to plantlike protists?
Plantlike protists, which are commonly called algae, are extremely diverse. Like plants, algae are autotrophs. Most are able to use the sun's energy to make their own food.
Why do plants and algae appear green?
Plants and algae appear green because they contain a pigment called chlorophyll. Chlorophyll absorbs sunlight during photosynthesis, which is the process that allows plants to produce their own food. The green light is not absorbed by chlorophyll, giving plants and algae their green color.
What do plants and green algae have the same types of?
Plants and green algae both have the same types of organelles. This is because they both are able to create their own food.
Is algae a producer of its own food?
Yes. Algae, like other plants, produces it's energy through a process called photosynthesis.
Producers are called?
In a food chain, producers are usually green plants or algae that use chlorophyll to convert energy from the sun into food.
Plants and algae that convert sunlight to food energy are called?
Plants and algae that convert sunlight to food energy are called autotrophs or producers. They use a process called photosynthesis to capture sunlight and convert it into chemical energy in the form of glucose. This process is essential for providing food and energy for the rest of the ecosystem.
How does algae get water and nutrients?
Algae gets its nutrients from sunlight and water from the water itself that it's in, because algae only grows in water.
Are red algae a consumer?
no its a producer
Is seaweed a dead organism?
no it is a living organism because it makes its own food by sunlight called photosynthesis and lives underwater like algae like most underwater plants do
How fungi and algae are helpful in overcoming the problem of shortage of food?
Fungi and algae can help food shortages because they can be eaten by other plants and animals. They are also relatively easy to grow and cultivate.
Can fertilizer cause algae to grow?
Yes. Algae are plants. Fertilizer is plant food.
What characteristics do green algae share with plants?
They share their photosynthetic pigments and their cell wall composition.
In the food chain what are most green plants?
probably most likely grass..............or algae because they give off most of the worlds oxygen....so grass or algae
