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red devil
09-12-2008, 4:22 PM
Which part of an aquarium plant absorbs the co2, the roots or the leaves/stem?

Ozymandias
09-12-2008, 5:51 PM
i think the whole plant to be honest

DominionDesign
09-12-2008, 6:43 PM
My understanding is CO2 is primarily through the leaves while ferts are adsorbed by the whole plant.

Mgamer20o0
09-12-2008, 8:39 PM
Leaves

http://www.caribbeanedu.com/images/kewl/photosynthesis.gif

khombre
09-13-2008, 8:53 AM
leafs

Uhmm.. that's "Leaves" MG lol hehe :)

Same goes for aquatics and non-aquatics?

paperdragon
09-13-2008, 8:58 AM
Same goes for aquatics and non-aquatics?

Yup. The vast majority of plants, whether aquatic or not, have the same basic process.

Spewn
09-13-2008, 9:01 AM
Leaves for CO2, roots for oxygen.