If the number of photosynthetic organisms on Earth decreased drastically, which would happen as a result?

Photosynthetic organisms take in carbon dioxide and use sunlight to make sugars, releasing oxygen. If their numbers decreased drastically, less carbon dioxide would be removed from the atmosphere, so more carbon dioxide gas would build up there. Therefore, the correct choice is “More carbon dioxide gas would be found in Earth’s atmosphere.”

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