: Abstract All living things are dependent of the Calvin cycle. Through this cycle, plants get energy and food, other organisms such as herbivores though indirectly, depend on it because they feed on the plants and the process extends to carnivores. However, as much as the plants need this carbon dioxide, the human species has been putting higher than normal amounts of carbon footprints. Impacts of the high levels of carbon on plants vary under different environmental factors. That is if plants take in too much carbon, it may reduce the intake of other minerals.