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plants produce carbon dioxide as a product of cellular respiration. but you know that plants release oxygen, not carbon dioxide. develop a logical argument for how this is possible.

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During the day, plants carry out photosynthesis releasing carbon dioxide. During the night, there isn't any sunlight so the plants carry out cellular respiration releasing oxygen.
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