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Plants ingest carbon dioxide, CO2 and convert into Oxygen. Since there is an excess of CO2 and an excess of other harmful gasses, it is necessary to have plants on land and in the water. CO2, SO2, and NO are typical air pollutants given off by power plants, cars, computers, lights, and even by animals. Their fine in moderation since they are naturally given off by the earth. However, the human population, being very unthoughtful and arrogant, refused this fact. So, in turn Global Warming happened.
SAV's (sub-aquatic vegetation) take in oxygen from the atmosphere, too (Dissolved Oxygen). In fact, a major part of the CO2 taken in is from the ocean to the SAV's. However, due to algae blooms, SAV's are smothered by dead algae and are deprived of light, causing them to die. Water run-off causes these algae blooms. Eutrophication: look it up.
Aquatic and land-based plants are not only just vegetation but are also habitats for animals. The death of plants leads to the death of smaller animals and fish and, soon enough, the endangerment and death of species of animals, which can include major prey and predators. So, plants help convert toxic gases into clean air. However, it's not like every plant is able to breathe in and convert each ton of CO2 into O2. The rate of photosynthesis plateaus, and high temperatures bring down the rate of photosynthesis. Global warming... Yeah And it's not like over-development of buildings is helping anyway...
D: A healthy ecosystem = a healthy earth
It's to bad that such proactiveness runs low, even by me, answering your question by now.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoTrees and plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it until they are burnt or they decay. So the more trees there are the better for the environment, as carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases which are causing the planet to warm.
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∙ 14y agoThey provide the oxygen essential for life. They give us oxygen.
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∙ 14y agoBecause photosynthesis creates oxygen, it helps the environment by basically swapping out polluted oxygen with fresh, new oxygen.
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they provide shelter for the environmental animals and plants. YEAH!!!
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