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Plants produce _______ during the first stage of photosynthesis and because it is not used or needed in the second stage, it is considered to be a byproduct.

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Answer:

oxygen

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In the first reaction, energy is used to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen is needed for the second stage

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Answer:

Oxygen

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