EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When food is eaten by an organism, the majority of the energy available from the food is ____
A
passed along to the next organism in the food chain
B
put into the growth of tissues and organs for the organism
C
used to perform cell respiration
D
excreted from the organism as feces
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through the process of cellular respiration, the energy in food is converted into energy that can be used by the body’s cells. During cellular respiration, glucose and oxygen are converted into carbon dioxide and water, and the energy is transferred to ATP.

Detailed explanation-2: -cellular respiration, the process by which organisms combine oxygen with foodstuff molecules, diverting the chemical energy in these substances into life-sustaining activities and discarding, as waste products, carbon dioxide and water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals and other organisms obtain the energy available in carbohydrates through the process of cellular respiration. Cells take the carbohydrates into their cytoplasm, and through a complex series of metabolic processes, they break down the carbohydrates and release the energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oxygen we inhale is used to breakdown glucose into carbon dioxide and water. Energy is released in the process. The breakdown of glucose occurs in the cells of an organism (cellular respiration). If the food is broken down with the use of oxygen, it is called aerobic respiration.

Detailed explanation-5: -The source of energy for cellular respiration is glucose, which is broken down to produce ATP.

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