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Organisms obtain energy by breaking down food during a chemical reaction. Which substance reacts with the food in the chemical reaction?

A. carbon dioxide
B. chlorophyll
C. oxygen
D. water

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Answer:

For sure not Carbon Dioxide...

Step-by-step explanation:

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O

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Answer: carbon dioxide

Step-by-step explanation:

Plants, unlike animals, can make their own food. They do this using a process called photosynthesis.

During photosynthesis, plants produce glucose from simple inorganic molecules – carbon dioxide and water – using light energy.

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