(A) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(C) Carbon monoxide
(D) Carbon dioxide
The answer is: (D) Carbon dioxide
Plants primarily absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere for photosynthesis. The photosynthesis is the process that plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy, which is stored in glucose (sugar). This process is essential for most life on Earth as it produces the oxygen we breathe.