Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Energy and substances in food chains

  • Bush grass is eaten by impala. 

  • Bush grass is the producer Impala is the primary consumer leopard is the secondary

  • consumer.

  • Producer turns light energy into chemical energy - takes the form of organic molecules including carbohydrates, proteins and lipids --> what we call food.

  • These molecules are composed of C-H bonds, C-O bonds, C-C bonds, O-H bonds and C-N bonds - ALL represent energy. 
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