Page 164 - Photosynthesis: The Green Miracle

Adnan Oktar

of carbonates in the oceans. During this process, large quantities of carbon
dioxide in the air and water are transformed.
Human activities raise the level of CO in the air to a considerable ex-
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tent, leading to global warming and the resulting greenhouse effect. The
emission of carbon dioxide and other harmful byproducts of combustion
and factories also leads to acid rain. The most powerful antidote to all

these harmful factors is living things that perform photosynthesis. Had
such equilibrium not been established, organisms would soon die out
from a lack of oxygen and from carbon dioxide poisoning. As yet, howe-

Carbon dioxide
CO 2 Respiration Combustion
in the air

Carbon Photosynthesis
dioxide not
dissolved in Respiration
water

Breaking
down
Limestone Plant wastes

Marine
plankton Gas containing methane, obtained from
wastes underground and used as fuel
Petroleum

Many factors lead to CO being released into the atmosphere. The respiration of liv-
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ing things, dead organisms, and the burning of fossils or trees, for example, all pro-
duce carbon dioxide. Plants absorb CO from the atmosphere and replace it with
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the oxygen essential for life. Were it not for this ability of plants, the Earth’s at-
mosphere would soon fill with CO and the oxygen essential for life would be
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used up. This is just one example of the flawless harmony and balance in the
world.

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