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Subject: What happens to a plant in a vaccuum?

Date: Thu Oct 11 09:14:38 2001
Posted by Steven
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Area of science: Botany
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When an animal, e.g. a human, is exposed to the vaccuum of space, the animal 
will die. Lack of oxygen is the obvious problem, but also pressure, radiation, 
etc... I imagine lack of CO2 and water would kill a plant, eventually, but is 
the death of a plant in space as fast as the death of a human in space? Aside 
from lack of water and co2, what other problems does a plant encounter? By 
plant here, I mean of significant size, e.g. a Christmas tree, rather than, 
say, plankton.
Thanks.


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