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Explain the role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide is a key reactant in the process of photosynthesis, providing carbon and oxygen for glucose molecules.
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during the process of photosynthesis, cells use carbon dioxide and energy from the sun to make sugar moleculezs and oxygen..... then, via respiration processes, cells use oxygen and glucose to synthesize energy- rich carier molecules such as ATP, and carbon dioxide is produced as a waste product.

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