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OXYGEN: Electron transport chain (O2 to water): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_transport_chain
How Sam Ruben discovered that the oxygen that plants exhale comes from water, and not CO2: http://bit.ly/1vv1p0n
CARBON: How plants convert CO2 into carbohydrates: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-independent_reactions
Carbohydrates turn into pyruvate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycolysis
Pyruvate powers the citric acid cycle, turning to CO2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle
Joe Hanson - Host and writer Joe Nicolosi - Director Amanda Fox - Producer, Spotzen IncKate Eads - Associate Producer Katie Graham - Director of Photography Andrew Matthews - Editor and motion graphics John Knudsen - Gaffer
Music: "Ouroboros" by Kevin MacLeod
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