What makes plants special is that they produce their own food. Leaves capture the sunlight in order to do this. They contain a pigment called chlorophyll, which makes the leaves green. Using carbon dioxide, water, nutrients, and energy from sunlight, the chlorophyll makes the food that the plant needs.
The answer is volcanic activity
Genes.
A gene is a section of a DNA molecule that contains the information to code for one specific protein. The gene contains the code that determines the structure of a protein.
The carbon dioxide breathed out is a by-product of the process of cell respiration, as is water. In this process, energy is produced in the mitochondria of cells. This energy is our physical "life force". Both oxygen and glucose are required for this.