Asked by Jay

Green plants produce sugar in their leaves through the process of photosynthesis. To make this sugar, plants must acquire some materials from their environment.



Arrow 1 represents _______, a gas that is taken in by the plant from the atmosphere.
A.
carbon dioxide
B.
oxygen
C.
helium
D.
hydrogen

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A. carbon dioxide

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the air (through stomata in the leaves) to use in photosynthesis to make sugars; oxygen is released as a byproduct.