carbon fixation

British  

noun

1. the process by which plants assimilate carbon from carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form metabolically active compounds

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carbon fixation Scientific  

1. The process in plants and algae by which atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic carbon compounds, such as carbohydrates, usually by photosynthesis.

2. See more at carbon cycle

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carbon fixation

If ammonia-oxidizing archaea are not responsible for as much carbon fixation as once believed, other microbes must be stepping in.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

For the new study, the researchers shifted their focus and asked a different question: How much do these ammonia oxidizers actually contribute to the overall dissolved inorganic carbon fixation in the dark ocean?

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

Most ecosystems on Earth are powered from the base up by sunlight, which drives carbon fixation through photosynthesis.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 3, 2015

C A M plants temporally separate carbon fixation and the Calvin cycle.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Initial carbon fixation takes place in mesophyll cells and the Calvin cycle takes place in bundle-sheath cells.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015