Our body needs food to produce ______.

carbon dioxde

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water

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energy

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oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is C
energy

The food we eat is digested into smaller particles. The nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals are absorbed into the blood which transports it to all parts of the body. Of these nutrients, glucose is taken up by cells and broken down to produce carbon dioxide and water with the release of energy. This energy is used to carry out all life processes. Carbon dioxide that is produced during this process is expelled out of the body during exhalation.

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