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How do plants obtain energy?

By consuming other organisms

By respiration

By photosynthesis

Plants obtain energy through the process of photosynthesis, in which they use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose (sugar) and oxygen. Option A is incorrect because plants are autotrophs and do not consume other organisms for energy. Option B is incorrect because respiration is a process that occurs in both plants and animals, but it does not provide energy for plants. Option D is incorrect because fermentation is an anaerobic process that does not produce energy for plants.

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