C
By comparing the processes of digestion in animals to the process of photosynthesis in plants.
Just like plants, animals need glucose in order to produce ATP through cellular respiration. But unlike plants, the glucose that animals use was not converted from sunlight through photosynthesis. Instead, it was broken down from food. In other words, we use the process of digestion to get glucose from the food that we eat. For both plants and animals, cellular respiration gives cells the energy they need to use to stay alive. For that process to occur, cells need glucose. That's why getting glucose into the cells—whether through digestion or photosynthesis—is so critical.
How does the author of the passage show that getting glucose into the cells is important for both plants and animals?
A
By including a quote from a scientist about the role of glucose
B
By describing what happens to an animal cell that does not have enough glucose
C
By comparing the processes of digestion in animals to the process of photosynthesis in plants
D
By including a statistic on what percent of the food that we eat will be broken down into glucose
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