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| which loses energ directlty or indirectly to other organisms |
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| energy flows from the sun to plants |
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| entrophy increases as at each step energy is lost |
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| overall energy flows in one direction and |
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| simpler building blocks using the energy of the sun |
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| Producers build complex molecules from |
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| cells transform energy as they |
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| release energy from fuel molecules |
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| cells use oxygen in reactions that |
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| th chemical stored in organic molecules is converted to a form that the cell can use to perform work about 40% efficient |
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- release or store energy(exergonic reactions)
- or require an input of energy and store energy (endergonic reactions)
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| chemical reactions either |
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- release energy
- Reactions release the energy in covalent bonds of the reactants
- Burning woods releases the energy in glucose as heat and light
- Cellular respiration
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- involves many steps
- Releases energy slowly and uses some of the released energy to produce ATP.
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