Why is energy NOT recycled in the environment.?

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Role of energy in biology- relating energy concepts to living things. Why energy is NOT recycled in the environment. Why an ecosystem supports a finite population of species only. Discuss excess energy consumption. How excess energy consumption affects a species ability to adapt or survive (or not) and how it affects the species evolution.

Answer 1

Energy is recycled in natural ecosystems.

A tree grows based on energy it draws from the sun and the soil. The leaves, and eventually the tree itself, fall to the forest floor where they decompose. The decomposition produces heat (which certain species need to live) and compost (which stores much of the 'energy' from the tree). The heat and the compost allow seed to germinate, leading to another tree growing.

Answer 2

Is Energy Recycled

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Why is energy NOT recycled in the environment.?
Role of energy in biology- relating energy concepts to living things. Why energy is NOT recycled in the environment. Why an ecosystem supports a finite population of species only. Discuss excess energy consumption. How excess energy consumption affects a species ability to adapt or survive (or not)...

Answer 4

Energy is recycled in the environment. As humans, we get almost all of our energy indirectly, recycled through several sources from its original source - the sun.

Plants photosynthesize to turn solar energy into chemical energy in the first place. Animals that eat the plants recycle that energy and use it to build and sustain their own bodies. We eat both plants and animals to sustain ourselves, recycling it yet again. Decomposers, scavengers and worms recycle the energy yet again when we die, or feed on the excess energy we intake when we poop.

An ecosystem supports a finite population simply because there are limiting factors on the speed at which plants and other primary producers can bind energy in chemical bonds, depending on other nutrient factors (i.e. nitrogen, carbon, potassium), and the time it takes to produce those chemicals (plants can only grow so fast). In an environment where plants cannot obtain sufficient nitrogen, there is going to be a bottleneck of production, even if energy from sunlight is abundant.

There is also the question of efficiency of recycling. Animals cannot process all of the food energy they intake, and this creates another limiting factor on the population size. It takes time and energy to process the food, and some plant products are more easily digested than others (i.e. sugars are easier to digest than cellulose).

Excess energy consumption in an organism generally results in the body storing some of the excess as a method of surviving lean times. This is why many humans (at least in North America) are now fat. We have too much food, and rarely reach those lean times of no food that would benefit from holding such large energy reserves.

In most species, those individuals that have energy reserves would tend to survive better, and be healthier than their starving counterparts, and would be more successful at reproduction, leading to a fitness advantage. In our own case, many of us are now carrying so much excess that it is actually harming individual fitness and long-term longevity.

Answer 5

Energy is not recycled, yet different organisms use different chemicals as energy. Such as in plants the chemical ATP (which is used as energy in animal cells) is consumed and forms ADP+P. The reactions are reversed when observing the difference between animal cells and plant cells and their cycles of converting and using different chemicals as energy. So when looking at an ecosystem and the recycling of energy, it isnt directly recycled, yet, lets say, one part of that ecosystem will use the remains or wastes of another. So, one can say that energy is recycled.

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Hi~ The fact is, energy is energy. It never dissipates but does alter depending on the use. Energy can never dissolve or become a null point in existence. This planet is not a vacuum! Intangible things like thoughts are energy, emotions are energy (e-motion is actually energy in motion), the sun and moon exert energy that are invisible but have an important impact on this planet; microwaves emit energy, radios and cell phones transmit energy naked to the human eye, etc. Humans, animals, and even events exert energy, for instance "bad vibes" as warning signals or Christmas cause certain energies of anticipation or nostalgic memories. And energy can be contagious, as in Team Spirit, patriotism for a country, etc. Energy is also universal: all humans feel the exact same emotions regarding situations though in varying social contexts (cultural indoctrinations). Even animals share the same energy plainly exhibited in the "flight or fight" syndrome. Energy alters with use, for example, death. The energy of a living being, or anything else, cannot be erased, it just refines itself to a different plane of reality that we can't see (normally), think of radios and cell phone transmissions again. Scientists tried an experiment years ago in Oracle, Arizona called the Biosphere, a closed environment attempting to simulate Space where energy follows different rules. The Biosphere failed dramatically because scientists have not found a way to duplicate Space on this planet's surface. The Earth follows certain patterns of energy. This energy, depicted in the Golden Ratio or Golden Mean, permeates all physicalities from chemical compounds, minerals and plants, to human and animal life. In regards to recycling: This planet actually is a giant recycler, constantly altering its form and existence upon it. Archaeologists have had a huge problem trying to find mankind's early beginnings due to the earth's nature of constant decomposition in tandem with Nature itself. (Most if not all sources claim the "true history" of man based on conjecture, religion, philosophy, or fantasy but for scientific proof, only dates itself back to 100,000 BC and this planet is much older than that.) As of yet, mankind has not found a way to fully explain the causes of life (and its energies), instead turning to religion or spirituality as a means of reassurance. (And perhaps we never will find out. Maybe we're not meant to!) For more in-depth explanations of classifications of energy read Wikipedia's page for starters. BTW~ Some teachers aren't aware or haven't done their homework They're only human and we're all ignorant to a point. Fascinating topic, thanks for bringing it up and I hope this helped a little!

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energy recycled environment

Answer 8

Energy is recycled, but not directly. Energy is stored in chemical bonds, and when one organism consumes another, those chemical bonds are broken down during digestion and the energy is released, and thus recycled.

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Answer 9

BIG question. All energy comes from the sun, it is used by plants to reduce carbon, fungi and animals oxidize portions to sustain their own existence. Read a good plant physiology book for the rest of the answer.

Answer 10

Energy in ecosystem follows Law of Energy. Again excess consumption of energy for a species is its over specialization. & over specialization leads to extinction of the species.