A gateway substance is something that may be menial but could lead to something bigger, an example is weed in the drugs world, weed is not hard to get and is usually a gateway drug to stronger types of drugs and potentially more dangerous
Answer:
endothermic reaction
Explanation:
This means it cannot occur without energy (from the Sun).
It contributes to global warming by wastage of food produces carbon dioxide which releases more green house gases so the more wastage the more carbon dioxide being released.
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The answer is c. Electron transport chain