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Most of the mass of a tree comes from carbon dioxide in the air, which is converted into glucose through photosynthesis.

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Where does most of the mass of a tree originate from?

Most of the mass of a tree comes from carbon dioxide in the air, which is converted into glucose through photosynthesis.


From where do most of the cranial nerves originate?

Most of the cranial nerves originate from the brainstem.


Where does a tree acquire its mass from during its growth process?

A tree acquires its mass primarily from carbon dioxide in the air through the process of photosynthesis.


What happens to the mass of a tree when it dies?

The mass remains the same, but it begins to change to other things- all with the same mass. At first, the part of the mass that is water will evaporate to the air. Then the part that is mainly carbon is eaten by insects and fungi. Eventually, all of the mass has been changed to rotted wood, insect droppings, carbon dioxide.


If you were to plant a tree in a very large pot and let it grow until it is full size and then remove the tree with no soil how much of the soil would be missing as a percentage of the tree's mass?

First of all a tree cannot grow to its full size in a pot say analogous to the size a goldfish reaches in a tank or the limited nutrients available to it as compared to in a orchard. Say it reaches a maximum size in the pot my understanding is the growth is proportional to the nutrients in the soil plus water plus sunlight available to it and inversely proportional to factors like pests and diseases.According to me there will be almost the same mass of soil, say 1-2 % less considering the nutrients/minerals absorbed from it.