Can an atom in the ground state emit light

Can an atom in the ground state emit light? Can an atom in an excited state absorb light? Explain.

The process of emitting light requires an electron to transition from a higher level to a lower level.
By definition, the electrons in an atoms in the ground state are all in the lowest energy levels, so it is not possible for a ground state atom to emit light.

There is only one ground state arrangement of electrons, but there are multiple excited states, so generally speaking an atom in an excited state can absorb energy of some type. Whether it would be visible light or not would be a matter of calculation.