The correct response to the question of how plants and animals rearrange atoms in chemical reactions to support their functions relates to cellular respiration and photosynthesis. The best choice from the responses you provided is:
"Animals produce carbon dioxide and plants produce oxygen as an output of cellular respiration."
In summary:
- Animals take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide during cellular respiration, which is the process of breaking down glucose to produce energy.
- Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen during photosynthesis, which is how they convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen.
In this way, plants and animals participate in interconnected biochemical cycles that involve rearranging atoms through chemical reactions essential for life.
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