Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

What does it mean to say that carbon dioxide is "fixed" by a plant?

4 Answers

Relevance
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    It means the plant takes CO2 from the air and uses it to make other compounds, usually carbohydrates.

  • Robert
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    It means that plants take in carbon dioxide and changes it to oxygen thereby "fixing" it.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    It becomes bonded to an organic compound.

  • 10 years ago

    That it is made, put off, produced

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.