Energy

== = Energy = 1.) The ability to do work 2.) Organisms need energy to carry out important processes needed for life

= Autotrophs = 1.) Energy from the sun 2.) Examples : Trees and Plants = ﻿Heterotrophs  =

1.) Energy from other living things

2.) Examples: Dogs, and Humans

= ﻿Types of Energy  =

1.) Chemical

2.) Mechanical

3.) Electrical

4.) Heat

5.) Light

= Energy Converted = 1.) Light Bulb Electrical --> Light 2.)Car Chemical --> Heat, Mechanical, Electrical 3.)Human Chemical --> Heat, Mechanical, Chemical



= Light =

1.) The light we see is made up of many colors

2.) Each color contains a diffrent amount of energy



= Pigments = 1.) Are any material that absorbs sunlight, but reflects others 2.) Pigments are always the color they reflect



= ﻿Chlorophyll  =

1.) Main color reflected is green

2.) Blue and Red reflect and absorb the best

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