Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337670319
Author: STARR
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 6, Problem 3SQ
Most of the carbon dioxide that plants use for photosynthesis comes from ________.
- a. glucose
- b. the atmosphere
- c. rainwater
- d. photolysis
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