Plants absorb energy from sunlight. Through photosynthesis, they transform the energy to store it. Some of the stored energy heat is released as a byproduct. Unused energy remains in chemical form.

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Plants absorb energy from sunlight. Throngh photosynthesis, they transform the energy to store it. Some of the stored energy is used to maintain life processes, and
heat is released as a byproduct. Unused energy remains in chemical form.
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Sunlight
Chemical Energy
Plant
Which describes the amounts of energy found in the forms of heat and chemical energy in a plant?
O A Chemical and heat energy are equal to one another.
O B. Their sum
s equal to the amount of sunlight energy transfommed.
O C. The amount of each is equal to the amount of sunilight energy ransformed.
O D. Chemical and heat energy equal half of the amountof sunilight energy absorbed.
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Transcribed Image Text:Plants absorb energy from sunlight. Throngh photosynthesis, they transform the energy to store it. Some of the stored energy is used to maintain life processes, and heat is released as a byproduct. Unused energy remains in chemical form. Sun Heat Sunlight Chemical Energy Plant Which describes the amounts of energy found in the forms of heat and chemical energy in a plant? O A Chemical and heat energy are equal to one another. O B. Their sum s equal to the amount of sunlight energy transfommed. O C. The amount of each is equal to the amount of sunilight energy ransformed. O D. Chemical and heat energy equal half of the amountof sunilight energy absorbed. prt sc delete home 144 144 40 nur & backspace loc 8 R. enter
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