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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants convert the carbon dioxide in the air to organic matter, using water and the energy of sunlight. In the atmosphere, carbon dioxide is present as 3 parts in 10, 000 parts of air (0.03% by volume). Through millions of small pores, or stomata, on the surfaces of leaves, air penetrates and gives up about 10% of its carbon dioxide content. The leaf cells have small particles, or chloroplasts, containing green chlorophyll, similar in structure to the hemoglobin of the blood of animals. In reflected light, chlorophyll appears red.
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Mantell, C.L., Mantell, A.M. (1976). Chemical Cycles. In: Our Fragile Water Planet. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0754-9_6
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