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Question
“All plants give out oxygen during the day and carbon dioxide during the night”. Do you agree with this statement? Give a reason.
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Solution
The statement is incorrect since plants respire and expel carbon dioxide at all times,but they only give out oxygen during the day because photosynthesis can only occur in the presence of sunlight.
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