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How do plants release carbon into the atmosphere

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I don’t think plants release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, do you mean oxygen? Because if you did, plants do photosynthesis and release oxygen in the environment.
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Plants release more carbon dioxide into atmosphere than expected. ... Plants use photosynthesis to capture carbon dioxide and then release half of it into the atmosphere through respiration. Plants also release oxygen into the atmosphere through photosynthesishesis to capture carbon dioxide and then release half of it into the atmosphere through respiration. Plants also release oxygen into the atmosphere through photosynthesis.

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