Why can't animals and human make food from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of light ?

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Animals and humans cannot make food from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight as they are heterotrophic organisms and lack chlorophyll which is necessary to carry out photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is only present in plants and some bacteria, hence only they can make food from carbon dioxide, water and sunlight.

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