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If no oxygen was provided from the outside should oxygen level increase or decrease as time goes on when in a plant is in the dark?

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Decrease

Step-by-step explanation:

When a plant is in the dark it will not photosynthesize, but it will continue to respire. During respiration, a plant will break down sugar, consume oxygen and produce CO2, just like animals do. Therefore oxygen level should decrease.

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