I was wondering how do trees produce oxygen

Question: I was wondering how do trees produce oxygen
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Asked by to Edward, Ian, Mathew, Naomi, sakshisharda on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Naomi Osborne answered on 19 Jun 2014:
  
  Hi leahjaques,
  
  Trees produce oxygen in a process called photosynthesis. They absorb light and carbon dioxide to produce glucose (used for energy) and oxygen. It takes place in the tree’s leaves, where cells called chloroplasts contain chloropyll which absorbs light energy.

leahjacques commented on 19 Jun 2014:

thanks for the help 🙂

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Question: I was wondering how do trees produce oxygen