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The atmospheric carbon dioxide is virtually the only source of carbon which is the basic constituent of all the organic compounds.

This gas is used by all plants in photosynthesis and the end products (organic substances) of this complex process are used in two ways.

One fraction is used in the construction of more living matter. The carbon and oxygen so supplied by CO₂ remain in living matter until death.

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