Asked by fgfyj

The diagram illustrates photosynthesis.


Which best describes what is happening in the area marked Y?

Oxygen is released into the atmosphere through stomata.
Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere through stomata.
Oxygen is released into the atmosphere through xylem.
Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere through xylem.
AB C OR D

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Photosynthesis produces oxygen as a waste gas, which diffuses out of the leaf through stomata. Xylem transports water/minerals, not gases.