Select the correct statement about chemical energy, a term used by biologists to refer to potential energy available for release in a chemical reaction. when a glucose molecule is metabolized to co2 and h2o, chemical energy is lost. light energy is converted to chemical energy during photosynthesis. a photosynthetic cell within a plant leaf produces chemical energy, stored within glucose molecules

Light energy is converted to chemical energy during photosynthesis

Explanation:

Light energy in the form of photons is harnessed by a protein chain molecule in photosystems (I & II) in the chlorophyll pigments of plants. This energy is used to split a water molecule and the subsequent H+ are used to reduce CO2 into carbohydrates. Therefore, this light energy is stored in the chemical bonds of glucose and carbohydrates. This energy is thereafter used in cellular respiration where these bonds are broken and the energy used to make ATPs (the energy currency molecule of the cell).

answer: decrease

a limiting factor is the one which decrease the abundance, distribution and causes extinction of the population of species in a ecosystem. here, predators including hawks, owls and snakes are the limiting factor for the population of mexican free tailed bat.   although bats are nocturnal animals as they forge for food at night these predators also may remain active during night which can decrease the population of the mexican free-tailed bats. also, these bats eat only one type of insects that are moths. the food can also be a limiting factor as all 400 members are dependent upon same type of food needs that are moths. the decrease in the moth population can cause decrease in population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.

therefore, the scenarios will most likely to decrease the population size of the mexican free-tailed bats.