part c of tree handbook

Question 1

in the US as you travel north and west how does the amount of precipitation change

Answer 1

rainfall declines

Question 2

with less preciptation how does the number of tree species present change

Answer 2

there is a less amount of tree species

Question 3

sugar maple requires which type of soil

Answer 3

richer soil with nutrients

Question 4

what is a symbiotic relationship

Answer 4

both partners benefit from each other

Question 5

how do the mycorrhizae help the tree

Answer 5

theyre beneficial fungo that increase a trees ability to absorb water and nutrients

Question 6

what are the four ways a tree can regenerate

Answer 6

-seeds
-root suckers
-stump sporuts
-vegetative layering

Question 7

long lived tree species tend to be (tolerant or intolerant) to shade

Answer 7

intolerant

Question 8

what is the expected lifespan of a sugar maple

Answer 8

200-300 years

Question 9

what is the expected lifespan of a paper birch

Answer 9

70-100 years

Question 10

what are 2 adaptations conifers have that allow them retain needles

Answer 10

-retain foliage
-better stomate control and a waxy coating called cutin

Question 11

conifers are designed so that this hapens to snow when it accumulates on branches

Answer 11

they have growth patterns that mimimize the chances of damage occuring

Question 12

how do animals, like deer, affect many small trees that are less than 4 feet tall in the winter months

Answer 12

buds and bark get eaten