Why don’t producers (plants) increase GPP in response to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere and thus reduce climate change? Group of answer choices Excess fertilizer from human activities reduces plant growth High concentrations of CO2 are toxic to plants CO2 concentrations are not increasing Consumers will just eat more plants if they grow faster CO2 is not the limiting nutrient for plants

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Why don’t producers (plants) increase GPP in response to increasing CO2 in the atmosphere and thus reduce climate change?

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Excess fertilizer from human activities reduces plant growth
High concentrations of CO2 are toxic to plants
CO2 concentrations are not increasing
Consumers will just eat more plants if they grow faster
CO2 is not the limiting nutrient for plants
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