Living organisms, such as trees and cows, share certain characteristics of life. Which statement describes a difference in one of the characteristics of life shared by trees and cows?

Trees capture energy from sunlight through photosynthesis. Cows do not get energy directly from the sun; they get it by eating food, such as plants. Both trees and cows respond to their environments, grow and change, and reproduce, so the difference is that only the tree gets energy directly from the sun.

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