Tree Growth
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HW Assignment #16 Tree Growth and Development Due: Thursday 4/9/09
Name________________________________ Read the handout about trees and answer the following questions. 1. What is the definition of a 'tree'? How is a tree different from other plants? 2. The 3 main parts of a tree are the crown, roots, and trunk. What are the purposes of these parts? 3. How do trees utilize the sun's energy to create carbohydrates. Briefly describe the process. 4. Describe the different fruits that trees produce. 5. What part of the trunk contains the living cells? 6. How does tree growth within the trunk occur? 7. How are materials transported up and down through a tree? 8. Draw a cross section of the trunk of a typical tree in the space below. Label the following parts: outer bark, inner bark, cambium, annual growth ring, heartwood, sapwood. 9. How are fungi and tree roots related? What is the relationship called? |