Asked by jacob

A person gets energy from an apple by eating it.



How does energy get into the apple in the first place?
A.
The apple tree stores energy from the soil in the apple as sugar.
B.
The apple absorbs energy from the Sun when it is in sunlight.
C.
The apple absorbs energy from the soil while it is on the tree.
D.
The apple tree stores energy from the Sun in the apple as sugar.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
D.

Plants (the tree and its leaves) use photosynthesis to capture energy from sunlight and store it as chemical energy (sugars). Those sugars are transported into and stored in the fruit. Soil supplies water and nutrients but is not the primary source of the apple’s energy.