Question: What is taken in by the leaves of a tree so it can make its own food?
Answer: sunlight
Hypothesis: a leaf absorbs sunlight to make food
Supporting facts: sent1: if something is required for a process then that something must be obtained for that process sent2: photosynthesis is a kind of process sent3: the photosynthetic life performs photosynthesis sent4: photosynthesis makes food for the plant by converting carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into carbohydrates sent5: if something has the role of raw material in a process then that something is required for that process sent6: if a process converts something into something else, then that something is a raw material in that process sent7: receiving sunlight is synonymous with absorbing sunlight sent8: photosynthesizing means performing photosynthesis sent9: sunshine means sunlight sent10: a tree requires sunlight to grow sent11: sunlight is a kind of solar energy sent12: darkness has a negative impact on photosynthesis sent13: plants are the source of fruit sent14: photosynthesis stores / captures energy sent15: a plant requires photosynthesis to grow / survive sent16: to receive sunlight means to absorb sunlight sent17: soil contains nutrients for plants sent18: plant uptake is when plants absorb nutrients / water from soil into themselves through their roots sent19: plant cells can perform photosynthesis sent20: a plant requires sunlight to grow sent21: a leaf performs photosynthesis sent22: sunlight means solar energy sent23: photosynthesis means green plants convert from carbon dioxide and water and solar energy into carbohydrates and food and oxygen for themselves sent24: absorbing something is a kind of method for obtaining something sent25: a plant absorbs carbon dioxide from the air to perform photosynthesis
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] sunlight is a kind of solar energy [AND] photosynthesis means green plants convert from carbon dioxide and water and solar energy into carbohydrates and food and oxygen for themselves [INFER] int1: photosynthesis means green plants convert from carbon dioxide and water and sunlight into carbohydrates and food and oxygen for themselves [BECAUSE] photosynthesis is a kind of process [AND] if a process converts something into something else, then that something is a raw material in that process [INFER] int2: if photosynthesis converts something into something else then that something is a raw material in photosynthesis [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: in the photosynthesis process sunlight has the role of raw material [BECAUSE] photosynthesis is a kind of process [AND] if something has the role of raw material in a process then that something is required for that process [INFER] int4: if something has the role of raw material in photosynthesis then that something is required for photosynthesis [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int4 [INFER] int5: a plant requires sunlight for photosynthesis [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] a leaf performs photosynthesis [INFER] int6: a leaf requires sunlight to perform photosynthesis [BECAUSE] if something is required for a process then that something must be obtained for that process [AND] absorbing something is a kind of method for obtaining something [INFER] int7: if something is required for a process then that something can be absorbed for that process [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] int7 [INFER] int8: a leaf absorbs sunlight to perform photosynthesis [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] photosynthesis makes food for the plant by converting carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into carbohydrates [INFER] int9: a leaf absorbs sunlight to make food