{"id":476,"date":"2018-09-06T10:23:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T14:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/part\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T17:42:02","slug":"chapter-2","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/environmentalissues\/part\/chapter-2\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 2: Matter, Energy &amp; Life","rendered":"Chapter 2: Matter, Energy &amp; Life"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\"><section class=\"part post-27 type-part status-publish hentry focusable\"><header>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"390\"]<img id=\"x-ck12-MTM5ODQ5LTE0NDExOTQzNTQtNTgtMjItaW1tYXR1cmUtdGhyYXNoZXItc3RhbmRpbmctb24tZGVhZC1icmFuY2gtYW5kLWVhdGluZy1yZWQtYmVycmllcw..\" style=\"font-weight: normal;text-align: initial;font-family: Lora, serif;font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/dr282zn36sxxg.cloudfront.net\/datastreams\/f-d%3A86401695f434d607e247326631def21b65e110d6ec8a2b0d2df29da3%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY.1\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"261\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Az2vkzgvzlmfszxhhbmryyubnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/envs-181-Terrestrial-Environments-LCC-Instructor:-AGeddes\/section\/2.0\/This%20sage%20thrasher%E2%80%99s%20diet%2C%20like%20that%20of%20almost%20all%20organisms%2C%20depends%20on%20photosynthesis.\" \/> This sage thrasher\u2019s diet, like that of almost all organisms, depends on photosynthesis.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div id=\"x-ck12-OWQ3NTYzYjM4MWFiOGVlYjM3NGMzMzMxMmQ4ZDliMjI.-ukd\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\r\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;font-size: 1.80225em;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold\">Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjRlZmY4OGI5NWUzODY5M2FiNDIyOWUyZWUwNmQ0MWQ.-b1p\" class=\"\">After studying this chapter, you should be able to:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-YjQ4MTlkYTEzODMxMDM5NmJjMThlNTg1YzVlYmFmMWI.-wne\">\r\n \t<li>Describe matter and elements.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the ways in which carbon is critical to life.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe the roles of cells in organisms.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Summarize the process of photosynthesis and explain its relevance to other living things<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2 class=\"alternate-h2 listheading\"><strong>Chapter Outline<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\r\n \t<li>2.1\u00a0Matter<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2.2\u00a0Energy<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2.3\u00a0A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2.4\u00a0Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis<\/li>\r\n \t<li>2.5\u00a0Chapter Resources<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"no-indent\"><span class=\"tight\"><strong>Attribution<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><span class=\"no-indent very-tight\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Azg9yc25lckbnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/Essentials-of-Environmental-Science\/section\/2.1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cEssentials of Environmental Science\u201d<\/a> by <a>Kamala Dor\u0161ner<\/a> is licensed under <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<section class=\"part post-27 type-part status-publish hentry focusable\">\n<header>\n<figure style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"x-ck12-MTM5ODQ5LTE0NDExOTQzNTQtNTgtMjItaW1tYXR1cmUtdGhyYXNoZXItc3RhbmRpbmctb24tZGVhZC1icmFuY2gtYW5kLWVhdGluZy1yZWQtYmVycmllcw..\" style=\"font-weight: normal;text-align: initial;font-family: Lora, serif;font-size: 1em\" src=\"https:\/\/dr282zn36sxxg.cloudfront.net\/datastreams\/f-d%3A86401695f434d607e247326631def21b65e110d6ec8a2b0d2df29da3%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY%2BIMAGE_THUMB_POSTCARD_TINY.1\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"261\" longdesc=\"http:\/\/www.ck12.org\/user%3Az2vkzgvzlmfszxhhbmryyubnbwfpbc5jb20.\/book\/envs-181-Terrestrial-Environments-LCC-Instructor:-AGeddes\/section\/2.0\/This%20sage%20thrasher%E2%80%99s%20diet%2C%20like%20that%20of%20almost%20all%20organisms%2C%20depends%20on%20photosynthesis.\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This sage thrasher\u2019s diet, like that of almost all organisms, depends on photosynthesis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"x-ck12-OWQ3NTYzYjM4MWFiOGVlYjM3NGMzMzMxMmQ4ZDliMjI.-ukd\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\">\n<div class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;font-size: 1.80225em;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold\">Learning Outcomes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjRlZmY4OGI5NWUzODY5M2FiNDIyOWUyZWUwNmQ0MWQ.-b1p\" class=\"\">After studying this chapter, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-YjQ4MTlkYTEzODMxMDM5NmJjMThlNTg1YzVlYmFmMWI.-wne\">\n<li>Describe matter and elements.<\/li>\n<li>Describe the ways in which carbon is critical to life.<\/li>\n<li>Describe the roles of cells in organisms.<\/li>\n<li>Summarize the process of photosynthesis and explain its relevance to other living things<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"alternate-h2 listheading\"><strong>Chapter Outline<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"toc_list\">\n<li>2.1\u00a0Matter<\/li>\n<li>2.2\u00a0Energy<\/li>\n<li>2.3\u00a0A Cell is the Smallest Unit of Life<\/li>\n<li>2.4\u00a0Energy Enters Ecosystems Through Photosynthesis<\/li>\n<li>2.5\u00a0Chapter Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"no-indent\"><span class=\"tight\"><strong>Attribution<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"hanging-indent\"><span class=\"no-indent very-tight\"><a 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