Question

All organisms process nutrients. Which sentence BEST describes how plants and animals process nutrients similarly?

a. energy from sunlight produces nutrients
b. nutrients increase the strength of cell walls
c. cells break down nutrients into usable forms
d. nutrients are broken down by the digestive system

Answer 1

c. cells break down nutrients into usable forms

Step-by-step explanation:

Both plant and animal cells absorb nutrients and convert those nutrients into usable energy. Animal cells absorb nutrients from food, while plant cells absorb energy from sunlight via a process called photosynthesis.

Answer 2

c. cells break down nutrients into usable forms

Step-by-step explanation:

Plants and animals process nutrients similarly because cells break down nutrients into usable forms for both of them.