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Cellular Respiration

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State whether true or false.

Like all other living organisms, even plants need the energy to carry out their metabolic processes. This energy is derived directly from sunlight during photosynthesis.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Plants obtain energy from sunlight during photosynthesis to generate glucose. However, it is this generated glucose that is broken down during cellular respiration to produce chemical energy in form of ATP and is utilized by the plant.

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