DENDROLOGY

TREE IDENTIFICATION

CHARACTERISTICS USED FOR TREE IDENTIFICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When the rings in a tree cookie are far apart, we can tell that the tree
A
Produced fruit, which slowed its growth rate
B
Produced seedlings, which increased its growth rate
C
Grew quickly as a result of increased rainfall
D
Grew more slowly as a result of drought conditions
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -If you count the number of rings of a tree, you can accurately tell the age of the tree. If you measure the width or thickness of the tree rings for each year, you can tell whether each growing season for trees in that region was good or poor.

Detailed explanation-2: -If tree rings are close together, it means that par-ticular year had conditions that only allowed the tree to grow a small amount. Weather conditions such as floods and droughts can stunt a tree’s growth and cause a bad growing season.

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