A friend tells you that plants grow and gain mass only because of the nutrients they pull out of the soil. It this statement tru

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A friend tells you that plants grow and gain mass only because of the nutrients they pull out of the soil. It this statement tru

e? Explain your answer in detail. (10 pts)

Chemistry

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Nutka1998 [239] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-20T13:08:34+03:00

The statement that the friend made is not true. most of the mass of the plant is from carbon. the carbon comes from carbon dioxide which is used during photosynthesis. the left over carbon from photosynthesis is used to to help the plant gain mass. there is a process for this which is called cellular respiration