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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? Explain your answer.
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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? Explain your answer.
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Yes, because trees have growth rings. Only the outer layers continue to exchange carbon with the atmosphere. By dating a sample of the wood from the inner ring of the tree, you could determine when it first began to grow.
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