• Question: Why does wood soak up water?

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      Asked by Rose to Elizabeth on 10 Mar 2015.
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        Elizabeth Cooper answered on 10 Mar 2015:

        Wood comes from trees which are plants. The wood is made up of plant cells and each cell has a wall in which water can get through. So the wood absorbs the water into the cells

        The tree trunks are were we get wood from. Tree trunks transport water around the tree so the wood easily absorbs water.

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