Explain how plants absorb energy from sunlight. How energy transfer occurs in the human body during aerobic exercise? How does anaerobic respiration function? Explain how energy is stored in, and released from ATP. Describe how energy is transferred from sunlight to ATP, from ATP to sugars, and...
How plants make their own food Put a green plant into a glass (6) box. The plant has water,CO₂ and the (7) lightto make its own food in the box. First,plants (8) takein water and CO₂.Then their leaves absorb sunlight.Finally,they make the sugar as their(9...
But, unlike sunlight, the light from these LEDs did not support photosynthesis.So the plants sensed the proper ratio of red light to far-red light and reacted by continuing to grow taller, while in reality these plants were not getting enough energy from photosynthesis to support all of that...
How is energy transformed during the carbon cycle? How do the plants in a rainforest contribute to the water cycle? How do plants turn sunlight into energy? How is carbon reintroduced into the atmosphere? How does a carbon dioxide laser work?
These power-hungry monsters can do some serious damage. About 70 percent of our energy comes from non-renewable sources like oil and natural gas. When they're gone, they're gone for good. Also, some energy sources, such as the coal-burning power plants that generate nearly half of U.S...
Natural light comes from the sun, while artificial forms of light include: LED grow lights, incandescent bulbs, fluorescent grow lights, etc. Artificial grow light converts electrical energy into a form of light that plants absorb through photosynthesis. ...
helping to pull the water upward. Solar energy also pulls the water up through the plant. Sunlight evaporates the water from the surface. This transportation process of water is called transpiration. The top of the xylem tubes become empty from the loss of water, creating a vacuum, so water...
You probably already know that solar panels use the sun's energy to generate clean, usable electricity. But have you ever wondered how they do it? At a high level, solar panels are made up of solar cells, which absorb sunlight. They use this sunlight to create direct current (DC) ...
When we think of animals and plants, we have a pretty good way of dividing them into two distinct groups: one turns sunlight into energy and the other has to eat food to make its energy. Well, those dividing lines come crashing down with the discovery of a sea slug(海...
In order toharness solar energyproduction in a form that can power everyday devices, humanity has come up with photovoltaic cells, commonly known as solar panels. Buthow do solar panels work? They were once used almost exclusively in space, powering satellites' electrical systems as far back as...