Curious Minute answer
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
The answer
Carbon dioxide
The answer was Carbon dioxide. Here's the why, the decoys, and the source trail.
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Why it's right
Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen as part of photosynthesis.
About the choices
A good trivia question makes the wrong answers feel close. Here is the clean read on the set.
- Nitrogen - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Carbon dioxide - correct answer.
- Helium - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
- Hydrogen - a decoy; it may live near the same topic, but it does not answer this exact clue.
What to remember
Carbon dioxide is the one to remember. Plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen as part of photosynthesis. Forests and oceans are among the planet's largest carbon sinks.
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Sources: Wikipedia