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Illuminating Photosynthesis
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Puzzler 1: No

Well, if you imagined that the "tree" in the question referred to a bonsai tree, then you made the right selection—it certainly couldn't produce enough oxygen to keep a person alive. An average-sized tree, however, could produce enough oxygen to keep from two to four people alive.

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