Carbon fixation is when atmospheric Carbon in the form of Carbon Dioxide is converted into the tissues of plants in the form of glucose (through photosynthesis) and stored as either starch or cellulose. Carbon fixation "fixes" atmospheric Carbon into a more useful biological form.
If it weren't for photosynthesis and Carbon fixation, a lot of the Carbon on earth would be stuck in the atmosphere!
Now here's a question for ya...
If plants take in Carbon in the form of Carbon Dioxide and convert it to glucose, how is Carbon then released back out into the atmosphere??
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