I admit I'm less refined in science than some here would probably like; I don't recall precisely the law concerning matter and energy. The primary thrust of the principle I'm asking about is that which says: energy and matter can be changed, but neither created nor destroyed. My first question is this: does the law stated here touch on conversion of energy to matter, and vice versa?
I have a presupposition (you call it a hypothesis or theory); flora produce a negligible portion of its mass from material sourced from groundwater and particles in the air; these rather provide vital conditioning to the organisms. Instead, the plant or organism gets most it's volume from conversion of radiant energy to matter. My other question then will be, does the following excerpt provide a first basis of supporting evidence?
According to the way they obtain energy, bacteria are classified as heterotrophs or autotrophs. Autotrophs make their own food by using the energy of sunlight or chemical reactions, in which case they are called chemoautotrophs. Heterotrophs obtain their energy by consuming other organisms. Bacteria that use decaying life forms as a source of energy are called saprophytes. --https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-microbiology/chapter/microbes-and-the-world/
(The article doesn't seem to be referring to the popularly called process, photosynthesis.)
I have a presupposition (you call it a hypothesis or theory); flora produce a negligible portion of its mass from material sourced from groundwater and particles in the air; these rather provide vital conditioning to the organisms. Instead, the plant or organism gets most it's volume from conversion of radiant energy to matter. My other question then will be, does the following excerpt provide a first basis of supporting evidence?
According to the way they obtain energy, bacteria are classified as heterotrophs or autotrophs. Autotrophs make their own food by using the energy of sunlight or chemical reactions, in which case they are called chemoautotrophs. Heterotrophs obtain their energy by consuming other organisms. Bacteria that use decaying life forms as a source of energy are called saprophytes. --https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-microbiology/chapter/microbes-and-the-world/
(The article doesn't seem to be referring to the popularly called process, photosynthesis.)