Biology CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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What is the process by which plants get their energy?

Photosynthesis
Aerobic respiration
Anabolism
Glycolysis

The correct answer is: Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use energy from the sun to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen. This process occurs in the chloroplasts of plant cells. Options B, C, and D are all metabolic processes but are not specifically related to how plants obtain their energy. Aerobic respiration is the breakdown of glucose to produce ATP, which is used as energy by cells, but this process takes place in the mitochondria, not in plants. Anabolism is the process of building molecules and does not directly involve energy production. Glycolysis is the first step in cellular respiration, but it is not unique to plants; it also occurs in animals and is not the primary way plants obtain energy.