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What would happen if green plants disappeared from earth?
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Solution
Green plants are the sources of energy for all the heterotrophs on earth. Plants convert solar and chemical energy into viable food sources. If plants disappear from the earth it leads to an imbalance in the ecosystem and heterotrophs may die without food.
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