Plants synthesize their own food in the form of sugars during the process of pho
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Plants synthesize their own food in the form of sugars during the process of photosynthesis. Which of the following statements describe photosynthesis? is a cellular process that occurs in the mitochondria of plant cells generates sugars from the nutrients obtained from soil cannot generate cellular energy from sugars without the direct input of oxygen generates sugars from the energy contained in sunlight cannot convert sunlight energy to sugars without the direct input of carbon dioxide is a cellular process that occurs in the chloroplasts of plant cellsExplanation / Answer
- generates sugars from the energy contained in sunlight. (Photosynthesis is basically transfer of light energy to chemical energy)
- cannot convert sunlight energy to sugars without the direct input of carbon dioxide. (carbon source is CO2)
- is a cellular process that occurs in the chloroplasts of the plant cells. (sunlight is trapped by pigment known as chorophyll present in chloroplast)
cannot generate cellular energy from sugars without the direct input of oxygen. Eventhough this statement is TRUE but it is not a part of photosynthesis instead it is about how energy stored in the form of sugars is utilised by plants.