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All organisms need energy from food to live and grow. Inside an organism's cells, food molecules like carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins can be broken down and rearranged through chemical reactions to release energy.

Animals get the food they need by consuming plants or other animals. But how do plants get the food they need to survive? Most plants use energy from the Sun to make food molecules in their cells through a series of chemical reactions collectively called

photosynthesis.

a sheep eating plants

corn plants growing in a field

Animals are consumers. They get food by consuming plants or other animals.

Plants are producers. They make food through photosynthesis.

Select the true statements.

Photosynthesis transforms light energy into chemical energy.

Chemical energy can be used for cell growth.

Photosynthesis is a single chemical reaction.

Animals need food molecules, but plants don't.

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