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Plants take in water through their roots and carbon dioxide from the air through tiny holes in their leaves called stomata. Using sunlight as energy, they combine these ingredients to create glucose (a sugar that fuels the plant) and release oxygen as a waste product—which is the oxygen we breathe. It happens in two main stages: the light-dependent reactions (which need sunlight) and the light-independent reactions, also called the Calvin cycle (which don't directly need light).","generated_at":"2026-06-12T04:20:50.851Z","memory_trick":"Remember \"PLANTS\" for the six main requirements: Pigment (chlorophyll), Light, Air (CO₂), Nutrients (water), Temperature, and Space. 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