How can a tree grow to be 90 meters tall using only light water and air

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Wade Dillon

Biology

2 May, 12:21

How can a tree grow to be 90 meters tall using only light water and air

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Jordyn Hooper · Answer 1

Trees can make organic matter, like cellulose, or the pulp of the trunk, by combining Carbon Dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and energy derived from photosynthesis (light photons). This trunk organic matter is, essentially, "living wood."