AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The solar energy captured by the leaves is used to make food which is stored in the plant. All organisms are directly or indirectly dependent on plants for their food. Thus, the sun is the ultimate source of energy for all living organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most organisms either directly or indirectly use energy from the sun to survive, but not all of them. Plants and some microbes use the energy from the sun to perform photosynthesis. In photosynthesis, light energy is used to combine CO2 in the air with water to make sugars and oxygen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nearly all of the earth’s energy comes from the sun. Some of this radiant energy is reflected by water droplets and dust particles in the atmosphere and bounced back into space or scattered throughout the atmosphere; some is absorbed by clouds or ozone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Almost all life on Earth relies on solar energy for food, either directly or indirectly. Producers rely directly on solar energy.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sun, directly or indirectly, is the source of all the energy available on Earth.