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Question
Long answer question.
Do plants need oxygen? If so, what is its source?
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Solution
Yes, plants need oxygen, all the free oxygen in the atmospheric air is the result of photosynthesis. No animal can survive without oxygen as it is needed for respiration. Even the plants use the same oxygen in dark for their own respiration.
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