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A:
A Simple Process?
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Plants dont breathe the way humans do, and gases dont pass
easily through the waxy parts of
leaves, but leaves have special
sites known as stomata that can
open and close. Carbon dioxide
enters through the stomata, and
oxygen leaves (no pun intended)
in the reverse direction. Plants
lose lots of water in this process,
so the ability to gather lots of water
is a good thing for plants. Special
tubes known as xylem transport
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