Carbon dioxide & oxygen balance

In summary, green plants perform photosynthesis during the day in the presence of sunlight and intake CO2 to produce O2. At night, they do respiration and intake O2 to produce CO2. However, even without animals, green plants would still survive because they are able to balance photosynthesis and respiration. The oxygen we use and the CO2 we release comes from this process. It is important to note that not all of the CO2 taken in during photosynthesis is given off during respiration, as the plant also uses some of it to build body structures. This process is known as carbon fixation.
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Green Plants do Photosynthesis in day during presence of sunlight and intake C02 to produce O2.
In night, Plants do respiration and intake 02 to produce C02.
If there will be no animal then Green plants will survive ?
Because Earth is like ball, Plants will do photosynthesis=respiration (day=night) and produce oxygen=carbon dioxide.
Then from where the oxygen we use comes, and CO2 we release goes ?
I will be thankful to you if you answer me or find my mistake.
 
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The amount of CO2 given off by the plant during cellular respiration does not equal the amount of O2 given off during photosynthesis. Only about 40% of the carbon dioxide taken in during the day is given off at night by the plant. The rest is turned into other organic compounds, such as cellulose, to build body structures. In other words, a lot of the carbon is used by the plant to grow larger.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_fixation#Net_vs_gross_CO2_fixation
 
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