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Can scientists use radiocarbon dating to find the age of a very tall old redwood tree living in an old growth forest?
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Yes, it is possible but only for a dead tree.
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Redwood trees adaptations in the Temperate forest?
redwood trees adaptations
Can scientists use radiocarbon dating to find the age of a very tall old redwood tree living in an old forest?
It would be possible to find the age of a tree using radiocarbon dating. This is because as a tree lays down each of its growth rings it is only the outer layers which continue to exchange carbon with the atmosphere. Therefore, by dating a sample of wood from the INNER ring of the tree you could find out when it first began to grow. Unfortunately this process would be slightly pointless for two reasons, firstly you would have to kill the tree, and secondly dendrochronology, or tree ring dating remains the most accurate dating method available to archaeologists (where a suitable sample can be found) so it would make much more sense to just count the rings (if the tree was still living) or use dendrochronology to match up the rings and find a date (if the tree has been dead).
What animals in the redwood forest eat plants?
Deer, squirrles, and gophers all eat plants in the redwood forests.
What are facts about the Redwood Forest in California?
Their bark is fire resisted. This is one of the reasons they live for about 600 years from the forest fires.
Other names for deciduous forests?
Deciduous means falling off at maturity or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off)[1] and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe.Typically just reffered to as DECIDUOUS FOREST.
Can scientists radiocarbon dating to find the age of a very tall old redwood tree living in an old forest?
No. Radiocarbon dating can only be used to date the age of biological objects that are dead.
What are the rocks and minerals that formed The Redwood Forest?
Rocks and minerals do not form The Redwood Forest. Trees form the redwood forest, specifically, redwood trees.
What region is the redwood forest in?
The Oakland region of California has redwood forests.
What kind of forest is the redwood forest?
Red
Redwood trees adaptations in the Temperate forest?
redwood trees adaptations
How many Redwood trees are in the Redwood forest?
More than a few.
Can scientists use radiocarbon dating to find the age of a very tall old redwood tree living in an old forest?
It would be possible to find the age of a tree using radiocarbon dating. This is because as a tree lays down each of its growth rings it is only the outer layers which continue to exchange carbon with the atmosphere. Therefore, by dating a sample of wood from the INNER ring of the tree you could find out when it first began to grow. Unfortunately this process would be slightly pointless for two reasons, firstly you would have to kill the tree, and secondly dendrochronology, or tree ring dating remains the most accurate dating method available to archaeologists (where a suitable sample can be found) so it would make much more sense to just count the rings (if the tree was still living) or use dendrochronology to match up the rings and find a date (if the tree has been dead).
Does the redwood forest have acorns?
Only oak trees produce acorns. If a redwood forest has any oaks, they would have acorns, but redwood trees are conifers and produce cones, not acorns.
Dome is to mountain as redwood is to what?
dome is to mountain as redwood is to forest woods and forests are the same
Where is the redwood forest located on the us map... please answer faster then the speed of light?
Actually, the redwood forest is located mainly in California, not on the map.
What are the ratings and certificates for Redwood Forest Trail - 1950?
Redwood Forest Trail - 1950 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-12 USA:Approved (PCA #14236)
In which forest can the worlds tallest tree be found?
Redwood
