Producers and consumers rely on ____________ to release chemical energy stored as ATP.

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Producers and consumers rely on cellular respiration to release chemical energy stored as ATP. Metabolism is a general term for all the chemical reactions that occur in an organism, but cellular respiration specifically refers to the process of breaking down glucose to produce ATP. Photosynthesis is the process by which producers (such as plants) convert sunlight into chemical energy, which is then used in cellular respiration. Chemosynthesis is a process used by certain bacteria to produce ATP using energy from chemical reactions, rather than sunlight. The sun is necessary for photosynthesis to occur, but it is not directly involved in the release of chemical energy stored as ATP.

Producers and Consumers Rely on ____________ to Release Chemical Energy