These are few examples of ecosystem services. These are conditions or processes of natural systems that directly or indirectly have a benefit to humans or enhance their social welfare. They include purification of water and air, maintenance of biodiversity, soil and vegetation generation and renewal, seed dispersal, greenhouse gas mitigation among other services.
It is because leaves are the main users of photosynthesis in a plant. The sunlight seeps into the leaves, and the leaves transform the sunlight's energy into sugar; their food.
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The correct answer is D. translation.