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From which organisms do all the food chains begin? Don’t they also need food for their existence? Where do they get their food? Food production in plants Observe the illustration. Which are the main components that plants need to make their food? z Carbon dioxide Illustration 1.7 z z ST-345-2-BASIC SCI. (E)-5-Vol-1 Plants make food using carbon dioxide and water. For this, they use the energy from sunlight. So this activity is called photosynthesis. Chlorophyll is a pigment in the leaves that helps plants to produce food. Oxygen is also produced as a result of this activity. Source of energy You have seen that sunlight is necessary for food production in plants.

Through which part do plants mainly receive sunlight? Basic Science V 17