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Question
State the utility of carbon dioxide for manufacture of food by plants.
Solution
Photosynthesis— It is a natural process by which green plants manufacture food in presence of sunlight.
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is absorbed by the plants in the presence of chlorophyll [the green pigment in plants] & sunlight, hence resulting in the formation of carbohydrates.
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