Question

Anthony says that he gets his energy from the sun when he eats his vegetables. Ron says that his energy comes ONLY from the vegetables that he eats, and not the sun. Which of the boys is correct? Use scientific evidence to support your claim. *

Answer 1

Answer: Ron is correct that his energy ONLY comes from the vegetables that he eats and not the sun.

Explanation:

Plants can get energy from the sun because they have what are called chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll, those have the ability to capture energy from sunlight. Because humans do not have chloroplasts, we cannot capture energy from the sun.

Even though plants get their energy from the sun and humans eat those plants for energy, all of Anthony's energy comes from the vegetables that he eats, not the sun.