Matter and Energy in Ecosystems

Where do the energy storage molecules in an ecosystem come from? List 3

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What factors affect how many energy storage molecules producers are able to make? Select 3

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Which organisms in an ecosystem carry out CELLULAR RESPIRATION?

• Only plants

• Only animals

• Only decomposers

• All organisms

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If a plant is in sunlight, then the number of energy storage molecules (increase, decrease). The plant is (taking in, giving off) carbon.

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If a plant is NOT in sunlight, then the number of energy storage molecules (increase, decrease).

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If energy storage molecules in plants and animals INCREASE, then the amount of carbon in the plants and the animals __________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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If energy storage molecules in plants and animals DECREASE, then the amount of carbon in the plants and animals _______________.

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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When a plant receives sunlight, what happens?

• takes in carbon from the air and uses it to make energy storage molecules

• gives off carbon from the air releases energy and uses up the energy molecules

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Where is carbon found in an ecosystem? Select 2.

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

• energy storage molecules

• water

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carbon

• biotic matter

• abiotic

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