Question

Which statement correctly describes how energy is made in photovoltaic cells and how energy is made in photosynthesis?(1 point)
Responses

Photovoltaic cells can only make energy that does not need light, while photosynthesis can only make energy that needs light.
Photovoltaic cells can only make energy that does not need light, while photosynthesis can only make energy that needs light.

Photovoltaic cells need light to make energy, while photosynthesis can make energy that needs light and energy that does not need light.
Photovoltaic cells need light to make energy, while photosynthesis can make energy that needs light and energy that does not need light.

Photovoltaic cells and photosynthesis can make energy that needs light and energy that does not need light.
Photovoltaic cells and photosynthesis can make energy that needs light and energy that does not need light.

Photovoltaic cells can make energy that needs light and energy that does not need light, while photosynthesis can only make energy that does not need light.

1 answer

The correct statement is:

Photovoltaic cells need light to make energy, while photosynthesis can make energy that needs light and energy that does not need light.

This is correct because photovoltaic cells convert light energy from the sun into electrical energy, while photosynthesis in plants absorbs light energy to produce glucose and oxygen, but the overall process can also include reactions that do not directly require light, such as the Calvin cycle, which takes place in the dark.