Lesson 4

Question 1

Spongy inner layer that stores water and disappears in woody stems:

Answer 1

pith

Question 2

Outermost layer of bark that protects a woody stem:

Answer 2

cork

Question 3

Slits in a woody stem that give the wood access to the food in the phloem:

Answer 3

rays

Question 4

What are the three areas of a woody stem?

Answer 4

bark, wood, and pith

Question 5

What is the difference between heartwood and sapwood?

Answer 5

Heartwood is rings of wood that no longer carry water. Sapwood is rings of wood that still carry water.

Question 6

What are the different bark textures?

Answer 6

smooth, fissured, scaly, or warty

Question 7

A tree begins its life with what type of root system?

Answer 7

a taproot

Question 8

Label the starred blank:

Answer 8

cortex

Question 9

Label the starred blank:

Answer 9

cambium

Question 10

Label the starred blank:

Answer 10

pith

Question 11

Label the starred blank:

Answer 11

xylem

Question 12

Label the starred blank:

Answer 12

phloem

Question 13

Label the starred blank:

Answer 13

epidermis

Question 14

Label the starred blank:

Answer 14

rays

Question 15

Label the starred blank:

Answer 15

bark

Question 16

Label the starred blank:

Answer 16

cork

Question 17

Label the starred blank:

Answer 17

cortex

Question 18

Label the starred blank:

Answer 18

phloem

Question 19

Label the starred blank:

Answer 19

xylem (wood)

Question 20

Label the starred blank:

Answer 20

growth rings

Question 21

Label the starred blank:

Answer 21

pith

Question 22

Label the starred blank:

Answer 22

cambium