| carbon dioxide |
a naturally occurring greenhouse gas in the atmosphere, concentrations of which have increased (from 280 parts per million in preindustrial times to over 350 parts per million today) as a result of humans' burning of coal, oil, natural gas and organic matter (eg, wood and crop wastes).
Ãâó: www.nrdc.org/reference/glossary/c.asp
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| carbon dioxide |
a colorless, odorless gas that is formed in the tissues and is delivered to the lungs to be exhaled.
Ãâó: www.cchs.net/health/health-info/docs/2100/2186.asp
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| carbon dioxide |
A colourless, odourless gas naturally present in the atmosphere. Gases that escape from vehicles and from the lungs of animals contain carbon dioxide. Plants use carbon dioxide, as well as sunlight and water to produce food and oxygen.
Ãâó: www.spaceforspecies.ca/glossary/c.htm
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| carbon dioxide |
A gas found in air that is used in photosynthesis and produced by respiration; one of the green house gases
Ãâó: www.planetpals.com/ecodictionary.html
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| carbon dioxide |
It is a molecule known as CO2, which is a biproduct of respiration. Plants require CO2 to photosynthesize, which generates molecular oxygen.
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