Explain the following statement: Nearly all life on Earth ultimately depends on the sun for energy

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Photosynthetic organisms convert light energy into chemical energy. While the
photosynthetic organisms use this chemical energy to drive their own cellular processes,
other organisms consume plants (or consume the herbivores that consumed the plants) to
acquire chemical energy. Through this process, nearly all organisms on Earth can trace their
energy back to the original photosynthetic process, which was dependent on sunlight.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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____________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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