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When there is/are no plants, there is no oxygen. Plants manufacture oxygen. They absorb water and nutrients from soil like nitrogen which is created in a process called decomposition (dying plant and animal matter). They also absorb light from the sun in a process called photosynthesis. When we breath oxygen, we exhale carbon dioxide. Plants breath in carbon dioxide through specialized cells under the leaves called stomata and release the gas oxygen as by product. The cycle goes on. If there were no animals, there would be no carbon dioxide and plants wouldn't exist. If there wasn't plants or animals on this planet, neither gas would be present, and other gases would take over, leaving the planet harsh and dry. Nitrogen, which makes up most of the atmosphere would not be present due to the absence of decomposing life matter. The absence of life giving gases like Oxygen, Nitrogen and Carbon Dioxide would cause our planet to change dramatically. If plants ceased to exist all of a sudden, the earth would smother and then freeze and then burst into flames. Please plant a tree today! For tomorrow. For more oxygen.

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