What is the missing first step of the following process: - Sunlight is gathered by the leaves of the plant - The sunlight is broken down into glucose through photosynthesis - The glucose travels the plant - The plant uses that glucose as energy to grow.
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Answer: Green is a color that gathers sunlight easily

What is the missing first step of the following process: - Causes them to absorb aluminum from soil - The water runs off from the soil into lakes, streams, etc - Fish and their eggs die - Frogs and plants die - Insects and other wildlife die - The ecosystem is out of balance, causing further problems -
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Answer: Acid rain makes waters acidic

What is the missing first step of the following process: - Is trapped - Plant also takes in water and carbon dioxide from the environment - The plant forms glucose - The plant releases oxygen into the atmosphere.
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Answer:
Sunlight strikes the chlorophyll molecules in the plant