BI110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Chemosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, Decomposer

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Light as a source of energy: photosynthesis sustains almost all life. Light is the primary source of energy the process of photosynthesis is what sustains virtually all life. Without photosynthesis we would not be here: producers make organic molecules from co2. Chemosynthesis: inorganic chemical reactions are energy source. Minority, will not be talked about in this class. Carbon dioxide + water + energy organic molecules + oxygen. Examples of organic molecules: fatty acid, sucrose, cellulose. Organic molecules store chemical energy in the bonds that join all the atoms together, and some are higher energy bonds than others. Consumers: can"t make own organic molecules, they have to eat to acquire organic molecules uses cellular respiration to extract energy from organic molecules, then converts organic molecules back to co2. Organic molecules + o2 co2 +water +energy. Decomposers: consume waste and once-living organisms (not important for this course)

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