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Question
Fill in the blanks of the paragraph given below with the words provided in the box.
| chlorophyll, energy, food, carbon dioxide, water, photosynthesis |
Leaves have a green pigment called ___(a)___ which captures ___(b)___ from sunlight. This ___(c)___ is used in the process of ___(d)___ and along with other raw materials like ___(e)___ and ___(f)___ synthesize ___(f)___.
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Solution
Leaves have a green pigment called (a) chlorophyll which captures (b) energy from sunlight. This (c) energy is used in the process of (d) photosynthesis and along with other raw materials like (e) carbon dioxide and (f) water synthesize (g) food.
Notes
A word can be used more than once.
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