Carbon dioxide and water are inorganic chemicals, whereas glucose is an organic chemical. Plants need energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose; this energy comes from sunlight. Plants can also use artificial light providing that it contains the right frequencies (colours).
The song Atomic Dog by George Clinton was released by Capitol Records in 1990.
Two days later, EA CEO John Riccitiello stated that Spore would be released sometime before the holidays. On February 12, 2008, Electronic Arts announced in an official press release that the official release date would be September 5, 2008 for Europe and September 7, 2008 for North America.