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A group of young students looked at the oak trees in a local park.
They wondered this question. Giant oak trees grow from tiny acorns,
so where do all of their wood, bark, and leaves come from?
One student explained, "Once the acorn sprouted in the ground, the
plant grew so big from minerals and nutrients in the soil."
Another student said, "I think the plant's mass came from the food
it ate."
What would you say to these students?

Answer 1

A group of young students looked at the oak trees in a local park.

They wondered this question. Giant oak trees grow from tiny acorns,

so where do all of their wood, bark, and leaves come from?

One student explained, "Once the acorn sprouted in the ground, the

plant grew so big from minerals and nutrients in the soil."

Another student said, "I think the plant's mass came from the food

it ate."

What would you say to these students?

Answer 2

First, I will tell the students that oak trees do indeed grow from tiny acorns (nut), seeds, or stem cuttings.

Then, I will go ahead to explain to them how they grow so big with their wood, bark, and leaves.

• The seeds first sprout from the acorn by utilizing the food reserves in the seed's embryo for its metabolism
• Once the acorn sprouts, the root takes up mineral, nutrient, and water from the soil and these materials are used by seed cotyledons to manufacture food via photosynthesis
• manufactured foods are utilized to build the plant's body, including increase in the number of leaves, girths, barks, and woods.

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