Question

When plants use sunlight to make food, the energy of sunlight is

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destroyed
created
transformed

Answer 1

When plants use sunlight to make food, the energy is transformed.

Step-by-step explanation:

• According to the first law of thermodynamics, the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy can neither be created nor destroyed. It is just converted into other forms.
• Photosynthesis converts light energy into chemical energy. The first steps of photosynthesis i.e. the light reactions are energy transduction reactions that convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into ATP and NADPH, two molecules that transport energy.
• The chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH helps to drive the dark or carbon fixation reactions.