Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

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What gas is taken in during photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide

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What gas is released during photosynthesis?

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oxygen

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Where does the energy for photosynthesis come from?

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the sun

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In what part of the cell does photosynthesis take place?

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chloroplast

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What part of a cell does cellular respiration take place?

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mitochondria

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How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration different?

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Photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide, while cellular respiration produces carbon dioxide

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How do consumers get energy storage molecules?

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feeding on other organisms

Front

Decomposers are important to ecosystems because they...

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return vital nutrients to the ecosystem

Front

Where do energy storage molecules come from?

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Producers

Front

What can trees do when they are in sunlight, and what does this mean for the number of energy storage molecules in the trees?

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Take in carbon from the air. The carbon is used to make energy storage molecules.