Question

scientists studied three different organisms to compare their basic life functions: a venus flytrap plant (organism a), a single - celled amoeba (organism b), and a laboratory mouse (organism c). they conducted several experiments to measure different aspects of life functions. experiment 1: energy acquisition the researchers measured how each organism obtained and processed energy over a 24 - hour period. table 1: energy acquisition methods and rates organism nutrition type energy source energy acquired (joules/day) co2 production (ml/day) a autotrophic & heterotrophic sunlight & insects 245 12 b heterotrophic bacteria 0.8 0.02 c heterotrophic plant material 800 445 experiment 2: cellular response to environmental changes the scientists exposed each organism to various environmental conditions and measured their regulatory responses. table 2: response to environmental changes condition response time (seconds) organism a organism b organism c temperature change (±5°c) 180 2 5 ph change (±0.5) 300 1 8 light intensity change 15 25 3 experiment 3: growth and reproduction the researchers tracked growth rates and reproductive capabilities over 30 days. table 3: growth and reproduction data organism cell division time (hours) number of offspring growth rate (mm/day) a 48 2 0.8 b 24 64 0.001 c 12 8 1.2 through leaf budding **average time for body cells 13. based on table 1, which statement best explains why organism a shows both co2 production and energy acquisition from sunlight? it performs both photosynthesis and cellular respiration. it only performs photosynthesis. it only performs cellular respiration. it doesnt use either process.

Explanation:

Plants like the Venus fly - trap (Organism A) are autotrophs that can perform photosynthesis using sunlight to acquire energy and heterotrophs that can consume insects. Cellular respiration produces CO₂. Since Organism A shows CO₂ production and energy acquisition from sunlight, it performs both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Answer:

It performs both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.