Carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle

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What produces oxygen?

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Only green plants.

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What gas do plants produce during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration?

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Oxygen.

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What gas do animals produce during respiration that plants use for photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide.

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What is the process of plants taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen called?

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Photosynthesis.

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What three things are used in photosynthesis to produce oxygen and glucose?

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Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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Why do plants need sunlight?

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To perform photosynthesis and produce oxygen.

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What do animals need oxygen for?

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For respiration, to breathe and produce energy.

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What is respiration?

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The process by which living organisms take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

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What role do plants play in the carbon dioxide and oxygen cycle?

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They take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.