photosynthesis makes food for the plant by converting carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into carbohydrates & a plant requires sunlight for photosynthesis ->  a plant requires sunlight to make food  sunlight is a kind of solar energy & solar energy is a kind of energy ->  sunlight is a kind of energy  a plant requires sunlight to make food & sunlight is a kind of energy ->  a plant requires energy to make food  the sun transfers energy from itself to the earth through sunlight & plants are a part of earth ->  energy is transfered  to plants through sunlight  energy is a kind of resource & if a resource is transferred to something through something else then that something gets that resource from that something else ->  if energy is transferred to something through something else then that something gets that energy from that something else  energy is transfered  to plants through sunlight & if energy is transferred to something through something else then that something gets that energy from that something else ->  plants get energy from sunlight  a plant requires energy to make food & plants get energy from sunlight -> a plant gets energy to make food from sunlight