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Plants, through photosynthesis, take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen as a byproduct

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Mixed in with their sweet-smelling jizz.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Show me a plant's anal sphincter and I'll believe you.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You can't just ask about someone's sphincter!

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

I just did.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Good job OP you got the bio nerds arguing the philosophical and scientific definitions of "fart." You can retire now

[–] NAXLAB@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Breathing farts is a funny idea, but the product of plants' respiration is not at all comparable to farts. It's comparable to breath

[–] LukeMedia@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fairly minor correction, but photosynthesis is essentially the opposite of cellular respiration. Plants do respirate and release CO2, but their photosynthesis more than offsets their respiration.

[–] NAXLAB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I see! I didn't know respiration only referred to what animals do. I figured they were both two sides of the same coin

[–] LukeMedia@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Late reply, respiration occurs in cells when they burn ATP energy, consuming Oxygen and producing Carbon Dioxide. Photosynthesis creates ATP rather than burn it. Plants will respirate and burn that ATP after it is created, but photosynthesis itself is not respiration. Hope you find this interesting!