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Plants are called as_____ because they fix carbon dioxide.

A

heterotrophs

B

autotrophs

C

saprotrophs

D

all of these

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  • Plants, as they fix carbon dioxide, are called

    A
    heterotrophs
    B
    chemoautotrophs
    C
    photoautotrophs
    D
    decomposers
  • carbon in carbon dioxide is

    A
    `sp` hybridization
    B
    `sp^(2)` hybridization
    C
    `sp^(3)` hybridization
    D
    `d^(2)sp^(3)` hybridised.
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    A
    green plants respire during the night time
    B
    green plants respire during the daytime, but are involved in photosynthesis during the night time
    C
    the rate of photosynthesis is higher than the rate of respiration during the daytime
    D
    green plants do not respire during the night time
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