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What do plants use as food?

Plants use sugars that they make as food.
Plants use substances that they take in from the soil as food.
Plants use both sugars that they make and substances that they take in from the soil as food.
Plants do not use sugars that they make or substances that they take in from the soil as food.

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NGSS

Topic: Matter and Energy in Living Systems
Correct Answer: A
Misconceptions

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Students Responding Correctly

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	1226	5127	24%
Grades
6–8	647	2961	22%
9–12	572	2148	27%
Gender
Male	683	2480	28%
Female	507	2527	20%
Primary Language
English	1119	4532	25%
Other	87	467	19%

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Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.C Plants, algae (including phytoplankton), and many microorganisms use the energy from light to make sugars (food) from carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and water through the process of photosynthesis, which also releases oxygen. These sugars can be used immediately or stored for growth or later use.