Check every statement about the use of energy by living things that is true. Plants perform chemical reactions that require energy. Animals can use energy from the sun to produce their own food. Plants receive their energy from water in the soil. Animals can receive their energy by consuming plants or other animals.

Plants perform chemical reactions that require energy.

Animals can receive their energy by consuming plants or other animals.

volcanoes (an event in the geosphere) release a large amount of particulate matter into the atmosphere. these particles serve as nuclei for the formation of water droplets (hydrosphere). rainfall (hydrosphere) often increases following an eruption, stimulating plant growth (biosphere).