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CAN SOMEONE DO A CER ON WHY TREES MASS COMES FROM AIR

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The vast majority of a tree's carbon comes from the air, which averages 0.03-0.04% by volume (300-400 ppmv) CO2. This is fixed through photosynthesis and eventually stored as glucose which the plant can then use for its metabolism.

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