AP BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ENERGY FLOW AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When plants make their own food using the sun’s energy, it is called ____
A
Photosythesis
B
Fertilizer
C
plant cycle
D
Plants cant make their own food.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants use a process called photosynthesis to make food. During photosynthesis, plants trap light energy with their leaves. Plants use the energy of the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into a sugar called glucose. Glucose is used by plants for energy and to make other substances like cellulose and starch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -Photosynthesis involves a process called the Calvin cycle to use energy stored from the light-dependent reactions to fix CO2 into sugars needed for plant growth. (

Detailed explanation-4: -Glucose. Glucose is the sugary food the plant produces during photosynthesis. It uses it to stay alive and grow. The glucose is carried from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

Detailed explanation-5: -Some of this chemical energy is stored in carbohydrate molecules, such as sugars and starches, which are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water – hence the name photosynthesis, from the Greek phōs (), “light", and synthesis (), “putting together".

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