How does the cell obtain energy for glucose being made from carbon dioxide and water?

Question

A. The cell makes the needed energy from soil nutrients
B. The cell obtains the needed energy from food
C. The cell makes the needed energy in mitochondria
D. The cell obtains the needed energy from sunlight

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. The cell obtains the needed energy from sunlight.

In the process of photosynthesis, plants, algae, and some bacteria convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen using sunlight as the energy source. The energy from sunlight is captured by chlorophyll, the green pigment in plant cells, which allows the photosynthetic organisms to transform light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.