EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

RESPIRATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
energy for living things comes from ____
A
food
B
sunlight
C
breathing
D
soil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Respiration is the process by which living things obtain energy from food. Oxygen is required to convert the food that we eat into energy. This is acquired through breathing which is then used to obtain energy from the nutrients obtained from our food.

Detailed explanation-2: -The form of energy that living things need for these processes is chemical energy, and it comes from food. Food consists of organic molecules that store energy in their chemical bonds.

Detailed explanation-3: -3.1 The Sun is the major source of energy for organisms and the ecosystems of which they are a part. Producers such as plants, algae, and cyanobacteria use the energy from sunlight to make organic matter from carbon dioxide and water. This establishes the beginning of energy flow through almost all food webs.

Detailed explanation-4: -All living things need food to stay alive, grow, and get energy. Nutrition is the process by which living things get or make food. All animals get food by eating other living things. Herbivores eat plants, while carnivores eat other animals.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The energy that is found in living organisms is called ATP. ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate. This molecule is produced within the cell by the mitochondria organelle. The process that the cell goes through is known as cellular respiration.

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