5.6.1- Interrelationship between photosynthesis and respiration

Question 1

What is autotrophic nutrition?

Answer 1

Type of nutriton where organic molecules are synthesised from inoragnic molecules such as carbon dioxide and water.
E.g Photosynthesis –> Light energy is converted to chemical energy that is used to synthesise large organic molecules from small inorganic molecules

Question 2

What are photoautotrophs?

Answer 2

Organisms that photosynthesise, they use light as the energy source for autotrophic nutrition.
Also known as producers –> first trophic level

Question 3

What is the equation for photosynthesis?

Answer 3

chlorophyll

6CO2+ 6H2O + eergy from photons –> C6H12O6+ 6O2

Question 4

What is a photon?

Answer 4

A particle of light; each photon contains an amount (a quantum) of energy