Where Do Trees Get Their Mass? – Veritassium

Categories: Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology

Trees can weigh hundreds or even thousands of tons, but where do they get this mass from? A few common answers are: the soil, water, and sunlight. But the truth is the vast majority of a dry tree’s mass comes from the air – it originated as carbon dioxide

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