Question

By performing photosynthesis, plants create everything they need to build all biomolecules. Is this true? Why or why not?(1 point)

Responses

This is not true because plants need to sequester nitrogen from the soil to build amino acids..

This is true because photosynthesis produces glucose, which has carbon, hydrogen and oxygen—the building blocks for all biomolecules.

This is not true because plants need to perform cellular respiration to break down the glucose into carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

This is true because photosynthesis produces glucose, and plants only need sugars, not amino acids or fatty acids.

Answer 1

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This is not true because plants need to acquire other essential nutrients besides carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in order to build all biomolecules.

Answer 2

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This is not true. While photosynthesis does create glucose, which provides carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, it does not provide all the necessary components to build all biomolecules. Plants also require nitrogen, which they obtain from the soil, to build amino acids. Additionally, plants need to perform cellular respiration to break down the glucose into usable components for building biomolecules. Therefore, photosynthesis alone does not provide everything plants need to build all biomolecules.