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The Sun sends out energy....
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The green pigment (chlorophyll) in the plant leaves catches the sun's energy.
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Plants then mix the sun's energy with parts of water and air to make sugar. |
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This is called PHOTOSYNTHESIS. |
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Plants are the only living organisms that can make their own food. This is one of the main ways of deciding if something is a plant. |
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When we eat the sugar, our bodies break the sugar back down into its parts and the sun's energy is released. Our bodies use the energy to power us! |
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