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Identify the error in the following statement: “Photosynthesis is a chemical reaction that takes place in the chloroplasts of green plant cells, where chemical energy is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.”

A. “chloroplasts” should be “mitochondria”
B. “water” and “oxygen” should be switched
C. “chemical” should be “light”
D. No errors

User Liminal
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Answer:

D. No errors

Step-by-step explanation:

User Rikh
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Answer:

C light energy instead of chemical energy

Step-by-step explanation:

Photosynthesis does take place in the chloroplasts (repirarion takes place in the mitochondria)

The equation for photosynthesis is Carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen (so that statement is correct)

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