FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The pale colored ring that grows at the beginning of the year is lighter because ____
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the cells are small.
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the cells are large.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The faster growth of early spring makes large cells that are light in color, the lighter colored area is called earlywood or springwood.
Detailed explanation-2: -The light-colored rings represent wood that grew in the spring and early summer, while the dark rings represent wood that grew in the late summer and fall. One light ring plus one dark ring equals one year of the tree’s life.
Detailed explanation-3: -Each year, the tree forms new cells, arranged in concentric circles called annual rings or annual growth rings. These annual rings show the amount of wood produced during one growing season.
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