Forests breathe like living things. In the day, trees use sunlight to make food and send out oxygen, just like we do when we breathe in. At night, they take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide, like humans exhaling. So forests are always breathing, one big, slow breath.
Examples
- A tree in the morning takes in CO₂ like a person breathing in.
- At night, the same tree releases CO₂ like a person exhaling.
- The whole forest acts as one big, slow-breathing giant.
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See also
- Why Do We Have Different Kinds of Weather?
- How Do Glaciers Move?
- Why Do Oceans Glow in the Dark?
- Why Do Trees Change Color in the Fall?
- Why Do Some Trees Lose Their Leaves in Winter?