Groups of biological molecules synthesised by plants
Sugars
Other groups of biological molecules
Uses of sugars synthesised by plants
Used as respiratory substrates
Used to make other groups of biological molecules
Calorimetry
A dry sample is weighed and burnt in pure oxygen within a sealed chamber, the temperature increase of the fixed volume of water is used to calculate the energy released
Dry biomass
Shows the chemical energy store in an organism and can be measured by the process of calorimetry
Plants synthesise organic compounds
From atmospheric, or aquatic, carbon dioxide
Biomass
The total mass of living material in a specific area at a given time
