70 POINTS AND BRAINLIEST!! Which description properly describes the plant structures involved in photosynthesis? Stomata take in water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Phloem transports water, stomata take in carbon dioxide, and chlorophyll absorbs sunlight. Phloem transports glucose to the plant, and stomata release oxygen. Xylem takes in water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide and releases oxygen.