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Algae obtain their nutrition by

A. engulfing food particles.
B. externally digesting decaying matter.
C. performing photosynthesis.
D. hunting for food.

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C, algae are photosynthetic organisms meaning they make their own food (glucose) using water and carbon dioxide in the presence of light and chlorophyll
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Answer: Option (C) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Algae obtain their nutrition or energy by using sunlight, water, carbon dioxide, chlorophyll glucose and oxygen.

Therefore, algae performs photosynthesis and thus, it prepares its own food to survive.

Hence, we can conclude that out of the given options, algae obtain their nutrition by performing photosynthesis.

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