Plants Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere Through the Process

question 10

Short Answer

Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through the process of ________.

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Definitions:

Aldaric Acid

A type of dicarboxylic sugar acid obtained by oxidizing both the aldehyde and primary alcohol groups of an aldose sugar.

Optically Active

A characteristic of a compound that has the ability to rotate the plane of polarized light, caused by the presence of asymmetry in the molecule.

Bromine Water

An aqueous solution of bromine used as a reagent in organic chemistry, particularly in tests for unsaturation.

Aldaric Acid

A type of sugar acid obtained by oxidizing both the aldehyde group and the primary alcohol group of an aldose to carboxylic acids.