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2/3 of dry wood is carbon. The carbon came from carbon dioxide. Trees grow at different rates so you need to find out fast it grows to answer the question.
Say the tree adds a ton of dry wood in 1 year (1 Ton Wood/Yr). That locks up 0.667 ton of carbon. The carbon came from CO2 which is 0.375 carbon by weight.
Cross-multiply and divide...solve for X:
1 Ton CO2 / 0.375 Ton CO2 = X Ton Wood / 0.667 Ton Wood
X = 1.77 Ton Wood
Divide by the rate and you get the time:
1.77 Ton Wood / 1 Ton Wood/Yr = 1.77 Yr
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What is a experiment to see if plants respire?
With the help of Ganongs' respirometer, the green leaves will be put in the bulb of the apparatus covered by black paper to cut off light and then after the experiment the gas evolved will be tested for CO2. If it gives the test for CO2, it is prooved that green plants respire.
What two sources take CO2 out of the atmosphere?
The ocean removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as part of the carbon cycle. This carbon recycles round and returns to the atmosphere again.Trees, forests and all growing vegetation remove CO2 from the atmosphere, release the oxygen, and store the carbon. If it is a long living tree, it can store that carbon for hundreds of years.
Do plants only respire at night?
they breath all the time like us, beacuse if they did not breath through the night they would die.................................................................................. this is wat i am saying i dont no if it is true
Do chloroplast take in CO2?
Yes they take up CO2. Then it is reduced to glucose
Does growing a plant or tree help the earth?
Growing a tree helps the earth as it captures CO2 for a longer period
How do amphibian respire?
Amphibians respire by continually dilating and contracting the buccopharyngeal cavity
How is carbon added to the carbon cycle?
Carbon is added/increased by: Organisms/plants respire which releases Co2 & decomposers respire which also releases Co2 while breaking down dead plants/animals etc. Combustion - Fossil fuels are burnt which releases Co2
How do tree helps us in?
Trees are quite important to us humans beings and also to the environment. Trees respire oppositely to the way we do. They take in carbon dioxide (which they can "lock-up" in their wood for long periods of time, which reduces the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere) and they release oxygen which humans and animals use to respire.
What does the American beech tree eat?
tress take in minerals from the soil & co2 from the air. the co2 is converted to oxyagen.
How many pounds of CO2 does a tree take up every year?
A single machure tree will take up 48lbs of Co2 every year, and pump out enough oxygen to satisfy 2 adult humans for that same year.
Can Ecoli respire?
Yes, E. coli can respire using oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor in aerobic conditions. However, it can also use alternative terminal electron acceptors like nitrate or fumarate in anaerobic conditions for respiration.
What happens to the yeast in the oven?
it expands Well it gives off CO2 but does it then die or does it respire more quickly?
What are the characters of the plants?
they all photophyisie they all reproduce they all respire they all breath in CO2 and breath out O2
Which tree species absorbs the most CO2 from the atmosphere?
The tree species that absorbs the most CO2 from the atmosphere is the Australian Eucalyptus tree.
Is tree a plant?
yes.. obviously. It needs oxygen to live, and it gives off carbon dioxide. So yes, a tree is a plant. What describes a plant?.........now look for a tree and reflect Improved:: Yes a tree is a plant,however they do not take in oxygen and give off CO2..Its just the opposite,Trees take in the CO2 (carbon dioxide) and produce O2(oxygen).......
Which type of tree is the most effective at absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere?
The type of tree that is most effective at absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere is the oak tree.
Which cell in a plant does carbon dioxide come from?
Every cell. CO2 is a product of respiration, and all cells in a plant respire.
