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Question
Photosynthesis converts energy X into energy Y.
- What are X and Y?
- Green plants are autotrophic in their mode of nutrition. Why?
Solution
- X is light energy. Y is chemical energy. During photosynthesis, the light energy is converted into chemical energy.
- Green plants are autotrophic in their mode of nutrition because they prepare their food, through a process called photosynthesis by using water, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll and sunlight.
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