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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

4.6 Energy and substances in food chains

Bush grass been eaten by impala which is the producer  and primary consumer.
cheetah is the secondary consumer
lion is the tertiary
Converts light energy to chemical energy. 
Chemical energy takes the form of organic molecules including carbohydrates, proteins and lipids.
C-H bonds, C-O bonds, C-C bonds, O-H bonds and C-N bonds - 
All represent energy. 


Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen are called matter/ substances


The impala consumes this for gwroth for respiration. cheetah consumes the impala passing on the same molecules, reorganizes them into cheetah form and then to the lion who reorganizes them as well 


Which are in the bonds between the elements.







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