Energy Storage + Release (1) Flashcards
1
Q
What is the main source of energy?
A
The Sun
2
Q
What happens to Solar energy after it enters Earth’s atmosphere as light and heat?
A
It needs to be converted into useable energy form.
3
Q
What are Autotrophs/producers?
A
Organisms that make their own food from the sun or chemical bonds. Solar Energy > Chemical Energy.
4
Q
What are heterotrophs/consumers?
A
Must consume other organisms for food /energy
5
Q
What is ecology
A
The study of the interactions of organisms with one another and their environment
6
Q
What occurs in oxidation reactions?
A
The loss of electrons or the increase of the oxidation state by a molecule.
