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A plant retains about 1-2% of the energy it receives from the sun through the process of photosynthesis. The rest of the energy is used for various metabolic processes or lost as heat.

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When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy does the sun energy become?

The sun's energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis, which is stored in the form of glucose molecules. This chemical energy is then used by the plant for growth and vital functions.


How do predators get energy from the sun?

A carnivore does not get its energy from the sun directly. It is a secondary or tertiary consumer as part of a food chain. For example, plants get their energy from the sun, which makes them grow. These are called producers. Something then eats that plant (if edible) and that is what is known as the primary consumer, like mice eating corn. A carnivore eats animals lower on the food chains, usually the primary or secondary producers. For example, a cat would eat the mouse that ate the corn and then be a secondary consumer. A food chain is a transfer of energy from one organism to another by one eating another organism.


Does coal as energy need the sun?

Yes, coal as energy indirectly relies on the sun. Coal is formed from ancient plant matter that grew through the process of photosynthesis, which depends on sunlight. Therefore, the energy stored in coal originally came from the sun.


How does energy pass from the sun to the rice?

It happens by photosynthesis, in which carbon dioxide from the air is separated out into carbon, which is used to make the rice, and oxygen, which is mostly dumped into the atmosphere. Separating the carbon and the oxygen needs energy to break the chemical bonds between the atoms. That energy is recovered when the carbon is burned with oxygen, but that produces carbon dioxide as well, approximately as much as was absorbed in the first place.


Example of radiant energy transforming into chemical energy?

One example of radiant energy transforming into chemical energy is through the process of photosynthesis in plants. During photosynthesis, plants absorb light energy from the sun (radiant energy) and convert it into chemical energy stored in the form of glucose. This chemical energy is then used by the plant for growth, development, and other metabolic processes.