Question

Plants prepare their own food by the process called .

• A. respiration
• B. breathing
• C. photosynthesis
• D. circulation

Answer 1

The correct option is C photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a process by which green plants prepare their own food from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. The reaction involved is as follows:
$6{\text{CO}}_2\text{(g)}+6{\text{H}}_2\text{O}\text{(l)}\to {\text{C}}_6{\text{H}}_{12}{\text{O}}_6\text{(s)}+6{\text{O}}_2\text{(g)}$