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Which statement is correct about the movement of carbon in photosynthesis?(1 point)
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Carbon dioxide moves from the air to plants, which use it to make glucose.
Carbon dioxide moves from the air to plants, which use it to make glucose.

Carbon dioxide moves through plants and is returned to the air.
Carbon dioxide moves through plants and is returned to the air.

Carbon atoms move from the air to plants, which use them to make proteins.
Carbon atoms move from the air to plants, which use them to make proteins.

Carbon atoms move through plants and are returned to the air.

Answer 1

The correct statement about the movement of carbon in photosynthesis is:

**Carbon dioxide moves from the air to plants, which use it to make glucose.**

In photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and use it, along with sunlight and water, to produce glucose and oxygen.