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Plants, through photosynthesis, take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen as a byproduct

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[โ€“] charizardcharz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Plants do indeed use O2. They use if for the same reason we do, the have mitochondria that use O2 during respiration.

During the day plants typically produce more O2 than they consume, but at night they need it from elsewhere.

[โ€“] Candelestine 4 points 1 year ago

I guess, yea, they're making sugar, but they're still going to need to metabolize it. Why do I have the impression I probably knew this at one point in time...?