Would you expect a tropical tree to have distinct growthrings? Why or why not?

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Section29.3: Angiosperms: Flowering Plants
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Would you expect a tropical tree to have distinct growth
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Plants are autotrophs. They are called so because they are not dependent on other organisms and can synthesize their own food. The process by which they do so is called photosynthesis. Plants make food by utilizing carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll to make food.

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