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A firefly uses chemicals in its body to produce a glowing body. What energy transfer is this?

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Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction. It takes place inside the light-producing organ of a glowing creature. Fireflies, for example, make light in their abdomens. The chemical reaction produces energy in the form of photons.

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