ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoIf I construct a huge glass box and cover a fully grown tree - then fill the entire thing in water, what would happen to the treemessage-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareIf I construct a huge glass box and cover a fully grown tree - then fill the entire thing in water, what would happen to the treeReginaPhalange@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebreakfastmtn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·8 months agoIt would die. The roots need to do gas exchange too. Ideal soil composition is generally 45% mineral, ~25% water, ~25% air, and 5% organic matter. Tree bark also does gas exchange.
It would die. The roots need to do gas exchange too. Ideal soil composition is generally 45% mineral, ~25% water, ~25% air, and 5% organic matter.
Tree bark also does gas exchange.