THE AMAZON IS NOT THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD - KNOW HERE IS WHY?
AMAZON IS NOT THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD WE ALL HAVE HEARD THAT AMAZON IS THE LUNGS OF THE WORLD AND THE LEVEL OF OXYGEN WILL GO DOWN IF AMAZON RAIN FOREST IS NOT THERE. IS THAT TRUE, NO IF IT IS FALSE THEN WHY? IF IT DOESN'T PRODUCE THAT MUCH WHERE DOES OXYGEN COME FROM THEN, WHY THEY ARE TELLING 20% OXYGEN. WHY NOT AMAZON? WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT JUST LIKE NEPHRONS THE UNIT OF THE KIDNEY, THE TREES ARE THE UNIT OF THE FOREST, SO LET US UNDERSTAND TREES FIRST IN DAY TIME THE TREES PRODUCE OXYGEN BY PHOTOSYNTHESIS. AND DURING NIGHT TIME AMAZON FOREST ALSO JUST LIKE US UNDERGO A PROCESS CALLED CELLULAR RESPIRATION IN WHICH THEY INTAKE O2 AND OXIDISE THE GLUCOSE TO GET ENERGY. (AN CATABOLIC PROCESS)THEY ALSO JUST CONSUME OXYGEN JUST LIKE US. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER FACT THAT WE HAVE LESS CO2 WHEN COMPARED TO OXYGEN, SO HOW CAN THE TREES PRODUCE OXYGEN IN LARGE AMOUNTS. HOW DID THE NO 20% COME IN? LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU THAT, Yadvinder Malhi , an ecosystem...
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