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Why are trees tall and not small?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Trees need to get their food by means of photosynthesis, which requires sunlight. So, the closer to the sun the tree is, the faster they get their food and the more of it they get so nothing can block the sunlight from getting to them. Thus, trees are tall and not small.

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