Your analysis of your evidence is the most important part of your response essay. It is important that you do not simply restate your evidence or your thesis when constructing analysis. Instead, you should look to explain how the author's technique or use of a character, for example, adds to the theme conveyed.
Land plants (and plants in the ocean, called algae) have a lot of chlorophyll-a pigment because it is essential to photosynthesis, but they also have other pigments, called accessory pigments, that help them absorb light.
A: Plants need photosynthesis because the process fuels them with the energy that they require to survive. Plants create energy through photosynthesis by absorbing sunlight and converting it into sugar, lipids, proteins and other organic compounds. These compounds are forms of chemical energy and are fundamental for sustained growth and survival.