Why can animals not make their food from carbon dioxide and water in presence of light?

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Solution

Animals can not make their food from carbon dioxide and water in presence of light because they lack the green pigment called chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll:
It is a green coloured pigment present on the leaves.
It helps in trapping the sun light energy for the plant.
It is a pigment necessary for the process of photosynthesis.
Animals lack chlorophyll which is why they can not perform photosynthesis.

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