{"id":839,"date":"2020-10-08T16:06:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T16:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=839"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:28:21","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T15:28:21","slug":"obtain-and-use-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/obtain-and-use-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Obtain and use energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"839\" class=\"elementor elementor-839\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d177c32 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d177c32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53c3fb5\" data-id=\"53c3fb5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-147f0b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"147f0b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b47c21e\" data-id=\"b47c21e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3272472 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3272472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Characteristics of living things<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc8109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"ccc8109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-characteristics-of-living-things-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-860 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/characteristics-of-living-things\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Characteristics of living things<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-859 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/made-up-of-cells\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Made up of cells<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-858 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/obtain-and-use-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Obtain and use energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-857 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/growth-and-development\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Growth and development<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-856 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/living-things-reproduce\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Living things reproduce<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-855 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/respond-to-their-environment\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Respond to their environment<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2d58 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3ed2d58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d86090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8d86090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     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They need the energy to stay alive. They need the energy to perform functions such as growth, maintaining balance, repair, reproduction, movement, and defense. This means all living organisms must obtain and use energy to live.<\/p><p>Energy is the power to do things. This power comes in many ways and forms, but they can all be linked back to the sun. It is the source of all energy.<\/p><p>A living organism can either make its food or depend on others to make food for them. For example, green plants produce their food from a process called photosynthesis. They use the chloroplasts in their cells to capture energy in sunlight. They combine it with water and carbon dioxide from the air to produce sugars for themselves. Green plants are therefore known as producers or autotrophs. Bacteria can also make their food or breakdown food.<\/p><p>Other organisms eat green plants (which has a store of the energy they produce) to obtain energy. They are known as consumers or heterotrophs. Rabbits and sheep are examples of consumers. Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all consumers, and they all have to go and find food to give them energy.<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>The process of obtaining and using energy by living organisms is best explained by three important scientific terms namely: Anabolism, Catabolism, and Metabolism.<\/p><p>Take a look at the illustration below:<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_886\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-886\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-886\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/anabolism-and-catabolism.jpg\" alt=\"Anabolism and Catabolism\" width=\"560\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/anabolism-and-catabolism.jpg 560w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/anabolism-and-catabolism-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anabolism and Catabolism<\/figcaption><\/figure><h3>Anabolism (constructive anabolism)<\/h3><p>This is a process whereby living organisms use simpler substances to put together or build complex substances such as carbohydrates, proteins, and fats for storage. Such activity is known as an anabolic activity.<\/p><h3>Catabolism (destructive catabolism)<\/h3><p>This is when the cells in living organisms, breakdown complex substances and molecules into simpler substances, often to release energy for use.<\/p><h3>Metabolism<\/h3><p>This is the sum of all the chemical reactions (anabolic and catabolic activities) that go on in the cells of living organisms. 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They need the energy to stay alive. 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