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  2. Bioluminescence - Wikipedia

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    In marine coastal habitats, about 2.5% of organisms are estimated to be bioluminescent, whereas in pelagic habitats in the eastern Pacific, about 76% of the main taxa of deep-sea animals have been found to be capable of producing light. [39] More than 700 animal genera have been recorded with light-producing species. [40] Most marine light ...

  3. List of bioluminescent organisms - Wikipedia

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    Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by the environment, covering terrestrial, marine, and microorganisms. Terrestrial animals

  4. Biological pigment - Wikipedia

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    The only light source in the deep sea, marine animals give off visible light energy called bioluminescence, [23] a subset of chemiluminescence. This is the chemical reaction in which chemical energy is converted to light energy. It is estimated that 90% of deep-sea animals produce some sort of bioluminescence.

  5. Wombats, other Australian animals glow in the dark under UV ...

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    Naturally, Australian researchers decided to study their native animals under the same light, according to ABC. Scientists have discovered that wombats, platypi and other Australian mammals glow ...

  6. Photoheterotroph - Wikipedia

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    Photoheterotrophs generate ATP using light, in one of two ways: [6] [7] they use a bacteriochlorophyll-based reaction center, or they use a bacteriorhodopsin.The chlorophyll-based mechanism is similar to that used in photosynthesis, where light excites the molecules in a reaction center and causes a flow of electrons through an electron transport chain (ETS).

  7. Astronomers Found the Ancient Light Source That Literally ...

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    Here's how faint dwarf galaxies, revealed by JWST, sparked the reionization epoch and ended the universe's dark ages with their powerful radiation.

  8. Phototroph - Wikipedia

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    They use the energy from light to carry out various cellular metabolic processes. It is a common misconception that phototrophs are obligatorily photosynthetic . Many, but not all, phototrophs often photosynthesize: they anabolically convert carbon dioxide into organic material to be utilized structurally, functionally, or as a source for later ...

  9. Photosynthesis - Wikipedia

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    Photosynthesis (/ ˌ f oʊ t ə ˈ s ɪ n θ ə s ɪ s / FOH-tə-SINTH-ə-sis) [1] is a system of biological processes by which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, convert light energy, typically from sunlight, into the chemical energy necessary to fuel their metabolism.