_____________ is the biochemical conversion of light energy into chemical energy.

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_____________ is the biochemical conversion of light energy into chemical energy.

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In thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy states that total energy of an isolated system remains constant, and is conserved over time. The energy can not be created nor be destroyed but it can be converted from form to another form. For example: light energy from sun is converted to chemical energy in the plants, chemical energy is converted to kinetic energy in animals etc.

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