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Does your body get all its energy from the sun

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Yes, and no. We all should know by know we do need the sun to survive, but we also need for energy is oxygen and the food we eat.
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Indirectly yes.

Plants need sunlight to photosynthesize. We eat the plants/vegetables which give us glucose. Glucose is needed for respiration. One of the products of respiration is energy.

The equation of photosynthesis:
Carbon dioxide + Water ----> Glucose + Oxygen

The equation of respiration:
Oxygen + Glucose ----> Energy + Carbon dioxide + Water
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