Exploring Solar Energy Transfer to Living Organisms

The video explains how plants convert solar energy into food, which is then transferred to consumers when they eat plant parts. This energy is used for growth and stored in muscles and bones. When carnivores eat herbivores, the energy is transferred again. After death, carnivores decompose, releasing nutrients back into the soil, which plants use to grow. Only 10% of energy is transferred at each step, with the rest used in physical activities. The Sun is the primary energy source for all living beings.

What do plants convert sunlight into?

• Water

• Energy stored in various parts like fruits and leaves

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

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What happens to the energy when a consumer eats a plant?

• It is lost as heat

• It disappears

• It transforms into sunlight

• It gets transferred to the consumer

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What is the process called when a carnivore's body decomposes?

• Photosynthesis

• Evaporation

• Decomposition

• Condensation

How much energy is transferred to the next trophic level?

• 10%

• 50%

• 90%

• 100%

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Who is the primary and universal source of energy?

• The Sun

• Plants

• Water

• The Moon

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