When we eat food our bodies use the stored energy found in the food and convert it. Which of the following best describes this conversion? mechanical --> thermal
chemical --> thermal & mechanical
electromagnetic --> nuclear
thermal --> electric

Biomass can be used to generate electricity. biomass relies heavily on agricultural crops. plants release carbon dioxide and water in combustion. plants use photosynthesis to originally generate the energy that is needed. the chemical energy of these plants all started with what energy source?

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed

How does secondary succession differ from primary succession?