Question

having observed changes in the greenhouse without animals present, the students decide to place a few small herbivores, such as mice and rabbits, throughout the greenhouse to see the effect of cellular respiration. arrange the sentences into their most logical sequence to describe the movement of carbon and flow of energy, starting with photosynthesis in plants. cellular respiration generates carbon dioxide as a waste product that is released into the atmosphere. when the animals eat the plants they obtain energy and raw materials required for their life processes. plants use the suns energy to combine carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with other carbon compounds. plants synthesize large carbon - based molecules, including lipids, proteins, and complex carbohydrates.

Explanation:

1. Start with photosynthesis: Plants use the sun's energy to combine carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with other carbon compounds (this is photosynthesis).
2. Then, plants synthesize large carbon - based molecules (as a result of photosynthesis, they make molecules like lipids, proteins, and complex carbohydrates).
3. Next, animals eat the plants (when animals eat plants, they get energy and raw materials for their life processes).
4. Finally, cellular respiration in animals: Cellular respiration generates carbon dioxide as a waste product that is released into the atmosphere (after animals consume plant - based molecules, they perform cellular respiration which releases CO₂).

So the logical sequence is:

1. Plants use the sun's energy to combine carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with other carbon compounds.
2. Plants synthesize large carbon - based molecules, including lipids, proteins, and complex carbohydrates.
3. When the animals eat the plants they obtain energy and raw materials required for their life processes.
4. Cellular respiration generates carbon dioxide as a waste product that is released into the atmosphere.

Answer:

1. Plants use the sun's energy to combine carbon dioxide from the atmosphere with other carbon compounds.
2. Plants synthesize large carbon - based molecules, including lipids, proteins, and complex carbohydrates.
3. When the animals eat the plants they obtain energy and raw materials required for their life processes.
4. Cellular respiration generates carbon dioxide as a waste product that is released into the atmosphere.