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CARBON  

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  • Carbon is one of three important elements that compose plants. The higher photosynthetic organisms need light, carbon dioxide, and water and these raw materials supply the carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen that are the predominant elements in the organic molecules they manufacture, as well as the energy needed to drive the synthetic reactions.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6f6537f5-773f-4df1-862b-d9ab80eb5e04

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