Asked by jayden

A person gets energy from an apple by eating it.



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

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D.

Plants make sugars by photosynthesis in their leaves using energy from sunlight. The tree stores some of that solar energy in the apple as chemical energy (sugars). Soil provides water and nutrients but not the primary source of the apple’s energy.