Answer
The carbon atoms and some of the oxygen atoms that make up the tree originate from carbon dioxide in the air.
Work Step by Step
This is discussed on page 230, Figure 12.5.
Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)
by Hewitt, Paul G.
Published by
Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10:
0321909100
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-910-7
Chapter 12 - Think and Explain - Page 242-243: 41
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