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Do sea plants photosynth­esise?

- Jamie Aunger LE

Yes, they do. Plants in the sea, like seagrass, use light from the Sun that passes through the water to produce their own food through photosynth­esis. During this process, seagrass absorbs and stores carbon dioxide from the ocean much faster than tropical rainforest­s, helping the fight against climate change.

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