FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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Question
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When Mr. Williams was mowing the yard, he accidentally hit a young tree with the mower and scraped off a large section of bark all the way down to the wood. Within a few days, leaves on several of the branches began to die. What is the most likely cause of the leaves dying?
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The leaves were diseased already, and they died coincidentally when the bark was injured.
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The wood was weakened by the injury and could no longer support the weight of the branches above it.
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The bark contained the xylem and phloem tubes and, once they were damaged, they could not feed the leaves.
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The vascular tissue under the bark was damaged and could no longer transport water and nutrients to the leaves.
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Explanation:
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