Question

Which activity directly converts energy from the Sun into chemical energy?

a snake lying on a sunny rock to keep warm
a rabbit using energy from food it has eaten to run
a bean plant making its own food to grow
a person burning firewood to cook food

Answer 1

a bean plant making its food

Answer 2

A 'bean plant' making its 'own food' to grow converts the "energy" from the sun directly to "chemical energy".

EXPLANATION:

The plants need sunlight and water to prepare their food. This process in turn provides energy to the plants to grow. In effect, the preparation of food is a chemical process which cannot be reversed and in which the raw materials are taken to make a new product which is food for the plants.