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Energy in Ecosystems
Plants capture the sun's energy and make food in the process of photosynthesis. Only about 0.1 percent of the sun's energy is captured by plants. Plants take carbon dioxide and water and, using the energy from sunlight, convert it into glucose (food) and oxygen. About one-half of the energy absorbed by plants is used right away. The other half is stored in plants as energy-containing food (carbohydrates).
A green maple leaf with the chemical equation of photosynthesis below it, its reactants above and to the left and its products to the right of it.
A green maple leaf with the chemical equation of photosynthesis below it. The chemical equation has reactants of coefficient 6, CO subscript 2, +, coefficient 6, H subscript 2, 0, a yields arrow with the label light above it and chlorophyll below it, and products of coefficient 6 C subscript 6, H subscript 12, 0 subscript 6, + coefficient 6 0 subscript 2. Above the leaf is a down arrow pointing to the center of the left. To the left of this arrow is a rain cloud labeled water and to the right is a beaming sun labeled light. To the left of the lead is a grey cloud of gas labeled carbon dioxide with an arrow pointing toward the leaf. To the right of the lead are two parallel arrows the top of which points to the label glucose and the bottom to the label oxygen.
2. How do you think energy from the sun ends up in the crust, tomato sauce, cheese, and meat on a slice of pizza?
