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What is the primary role of carbon dioxide in the process of photosynthesis?

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It is converted directly into radiant energy from the sun.

It is used to form carbon-based organic molecules like glucose.

It is stored in the mitochondria for cellular respiration.

It is released into the atmosphere as the main waste product.

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It is used to form carbon-based organic molecules like glucose.

Explanation: In photosynthesis CO2 is fixed in the Calvin cycle to build sugars (carbon skeletons); oxygen (from water) is the primary waste product.