Carbon Cycle

How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere and become part of the food chain?
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Through transpiration
Through factory emissionion
Through photosynthesis
Sunlight

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Through photosynthesis

During photosynthesis, plants and other photosynthetic organisms use carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, along with sunlight and water, to produce glucose (a type of sugar) and oxygen. This process converts carbon dioxide, a gas in the atmosphere, into organic molecules that become part of the food chain. These organic molecules are consumed by other organisms, transferring the carbon from the plants to the animals that eat them. This creates a cycle where carbon dioxide is continuously removed from the atmosphere and incorporated into the food chain.