Chapter 1

Question 1

What carries water up the tree f

Answer 1

Xylem

Question 2

Absorbing roots are found where d

Answer 2

in the upper 6’’ of soil

Question 3

included bark is g

Answer 3

bark within a tree crotch

Question 4

phloem conducts what b

Answer 4

food conducting tissue

Question 5

photosynthesis

Answer 5

sugar production by plants

Question 6

cambium

Answer 6

zone of diameter growth in a tree

Question 7

transpiration

Answer 7

water vapor loss through the leaves

Question 8

deciduous trees are

Answer 8

trees that loose leaves annually.

Question 9

True or False Small fibrous roots serve to take up water and minerals?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False the root system is like a mirror image of the top of the crown?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

True or False roots tend to grow where water and oxogen are avalible?

Answer 11

True

Question 12

True or False tree roots rarely grow beyond the dripline

Answer 12

False

Question 13

True or False Starches are stored throughout the trunk and branches of the tree?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

True or False the cambuium is located in the center of the trunk and branches?

Answer 14

False

Question 15

True or False the phloem only carries sugar to the roots

Answer 15

False

Question 16

True or False the xylem is located directly beneath the bark?

Answer 16

False

Question 17

True or False normally each growth ring represents one year of growth?

Answer 17

True

Question 18

True or False the thickness of the growth ring is often an indication of growing conditions in previous years?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or False the heartwood conducts water and minerals up through the tree?

Answer 19

False

Question 20

True or False in most tree species, only the outter rings of sapwood conduct water?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

True or False rays are storage sites for starch

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Treu or False the bulge at the base of the branch point of attachemnt to the trunk is called the branch collar

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False Leaves may be considered food factories for trees?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

True or False a vigerous tree will compartmentalize decay to limit it’s spread?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

True or False most of the time if a tree is stressed, the cause is an insect problem?

Answer 25

False

Question 26

True or False a tree that is showing general decline throughout the crwon is mostl likely suffering from a root problem?

Answer 26

True

Question 27

True or False With deciduous trees, insects or diseases that only affect the foliage of the tree are not fatal?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

True or False Insects or diseases that affect the vascuallt system of the tree are usually serious?

Answer 28

True