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a process in green plants during which the plant synthesizes using water and carbon dioxide
- Photosynthesis in leaves produces the oxygen we breathe.
- Without photosynthesis, most life on Earth would cease to exist.
- The efficiency of photosynthesis drops in extreme heat or drought.
- Scientists study artificial photosynthesis to create clean energy.
- Coral reefs rely on algae's photosynthesis for nutrients.