Which activity directly converts energy from the sun into chemical energy? a. a snake lying on a sunny rock to keep warm b. a rabbit using energy from food it has eaten to run c. a bean plant making its own food to grow d. a person burning firewood to cook food

Answer

c. a bean plant making its own food to grow

Explanation

Plants make their on food by a process called photosynthesis. This is where the plant needs carbon dioxide, minerals, water and energy from the sunlight. A substance called chlorophyll found in green plants traps the energy from the sunlight to make food.

This converts the sun energy to chemical energy in the plant.

A process where energy from the sun is converted to chemical energy is c. a bean plant making its own food to grow.

Bean plants - like all plants - engage in the process of photosynthesis which allows them to use the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates.

The sun's energy is therefore being converted into the chemical energy of carbohydrates.

In conclusion, option C is correct.

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