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What is the process by which plants, algae, and many microorganisms use the energy from light to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water?
What is the process by which plants, algae, and many microorganisms use the energy from light to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water?
- Cellular respiration
- Photosynthesis (correct)
- Decomposition
- Fermentation
What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
- To cycle atoms that make up the organisms in an ecosystem between the living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem
- To produce complex food molecules
- To recycle nutrients from dead plant or animal matter back to the soil in terrestrial environments or to the water in aquatic environments (correct)
- To transfer matter and energy between producers, consumers, and decomposers
What happens to the atoms that make up the organisms in an ecosystem?
What happens to the atoms that make up the organisms in an ecosystem?
- They are destroyed and never used again
- They are only cycled between the living parts of the ecosystem
- They are cycled repeatedly between the living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem (correct)
- They are only cycled between the nonliving parts of the ecosystem
What is the process by which plants, algae, and many microorganisms use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water?
What is the process by which plants, algae, and many microorganisms use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water?
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What are food webs models of?
What are food webs models of?
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What happens to the atoms that make up the organisms in an ecosystem?
What happens to the atoms that make up the organisms in an ecosystem?
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