Place the following steps in order and write the number of each step in the space provided.
1. animals eat plants to get glucose
2. plant absorbs sunlight
3. plant uses light energy to make glucose
4. animals break down food to release its energy
5. released energy is used to make ATP

Considering the food chains and energy transfer in an ecosystem, the correct order in which these events occur is:

1. (3) animals eat plants to get glucose .

2. (1) plant absorbs sunlight .

3. (2)plant uses light energy to make glucose .

4. (4) animals break down food to release its energy .

5. (5) released energy is used to make ATP.

Explanation:

Plants are autotrophic organisms - as they have the capacity to process their own nutrients - while animals are heterotrophic organisms, which require the intake of already processed nutrients. These steps describe how plants obtain and process their nutrients, which are then transferred and used by an herbivorous animal.

A brief explanation of the process would be:

Plants use solar energy (light) to transform it into organic energy (glucose), through the process of photosynthesis. An herbivorous animal feeds on the plant and obtains the glucose produced by them. The glucose obtained will be degraded and used in the process of oxidative phosphorylation, to produce energy in the form of ATP.

Then:

1. Plant absorbs sunlight .

2. Plant uses light energy to make glucose .

3. Animals eat plants to get glucose .

4. Animals break down food to release its energy .

5. Released energy is used to make ATP.

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Importance of producers in the transfer of energy within the ecosystem link

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