Here's how it works:
* Animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
* Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
* Plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose (sugar) and oxygen. This glucose is the plant's food source.
* Plants release oxygen into the atmosphere.
So, the carbon dioxide exhaled by animals is recycled by plants to create their own food, highlighting the interconnectedness of life on Earth.