Plants make energy. Some of it they use to perform the necessary functions of living. What do they do with any excess energy?

A. They release the excess energy as heat.

B. They release the excess energy along with oxygen.

C. They keep the excess energy in the chloroplasts.

D. They store it in different forms like seeds and fruit.

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Chaim

5 August, 08:04

Plants make energy. Some of it they use to perform the necessary functions of living. What do they do with any excess energy?

A. They release the excess energy as heat.

B. They release the excess energy along with oxygen.

C. They keep the excess energy in the chloroplasts.

D. They store it in different forms like seeds and fruit.

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Kaelyn Ingram · Answer 1

A) They release the excess energy as heat.

Explanation:

when plants absorb more energy than they use it can damage critical protein. to prevent this plants turn the excess energy into heat and send it back out.