Question

Plants make food through photosynthesis, and photosynthesis takes place mostly in plant leaves, but when plants lose their leaves in the winter, they do not die.

This is evidence that
A.
photosynthesis also takes place in plant roots.
B.
someone gives the plants food every day.
C.
plants store food for later use.
D.
plants can use heat in the ground to make food.

Answer 1

C. plants store food for later use.

Explanation: Leaves are the main sites of photosynthesis, so when leaves fall in winter, plants survive by using food (stored carbohydrates like starch) that they accumulated earlier in roots, stems, or bulbs.