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Write inorganic substances from which plants prepare their own food​

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Green plants make their own food. They use simple inorganic substances – carbon dioxide, water and minerals – from the air and soil. Plants build these substances into complex materials, making all the carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and vitamins that they need.
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Autotrophic plants can make their own food from inorganic raw materials, such as carbon dioxide and water, through photosynthesis in the presence of sunlight.

Carbon (C)

Oxygen (O)

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