about peepal tree?
By willvaaz
@willvaaz (75)
India
January 26, 2009 3:16pm CST
just i want to know one thing is peepal tree breathing cycle is same in day and night? ...... "carbon di oxide take in and oxygen" is coming out?
is it true?
1 response
@khushi237 (1)
• India
16 Feb 09
normally trees undertake 2 processes:
1. photosynthesis: inhale CO2, exhale O2: during day
2. respiration: inhale O2,exhale CO2: during night
some trees can "photosynthesize" during night also. such trees are usually CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolic)
they store CO2 during the night as carbon acid malate. & is released during the day.
the pipal tree may/may not release O2 during the night depending on wheather they are epiphytic or not.
