Environment: The Science Behind The Stories Chapter 5 [Level] Questions and Answers 2023

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use - -sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen. -A producer is an organism that can make - -organic molecules from inorganic molecules -Producers are also called - -autotrophs -Consumers are also called - -heterotrophs -The process of breaking down food to yield energy is called - -cellular respiration -Cellular respiration is the process by which cells produce energy from _______________; atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide. - -carbohydrates -Cellular respiration occurs inside the _______ of most organisms. - -cell -During cellular respiration, cells absorb oxygen and use it to release ___ from food . - -energy -Through cellular respiration, cells use _________ and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water, and energy. - -glucose (sugar) -Excess energy is stored as - -fat or sugar -A __________ is a sequence in which energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another organism. - -food chain -A_________________ shows many feeding relationships that are possible in an ecosystem. - -food web