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How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?

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Plants breathe in carbon dioxide and breathe out oxygen!
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Plants go through a process called photosynthesis where they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (as well as water and sunlight), and they turn it into oxygen (so we can breathe) and glucose (sugar)!
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