Tree Anatomy and Products

What part of the tree is responsible for absorbing up water and nutrients from the soil?

• Trunk
• Roots
• Crown
• Leaves 

What part of the tree is responsible for making food the tree?

• Trunk

• Roots

• Crown

• Leaves

What part of the tree transports water and food throughout the tree?

• Trunk
• Roots
• Crown
• Leaves 

The ______________ protects the tree from insects and diseases. 

• Heartwood
• Sapwood
• Outer bark
• Inner bark

What part of the tree creates new bark and wood each year?

• Cambium
• Sapwood
• Crown
• Inner bark

What part of the tree is composed of dead xylem cells and is considered the backbone of the tree?

• Cambium
• Sapwood
• Heartwood
• Inner bark

The ____________ carries water and nutrients UP from the roots to the crown of the tree.

• Cambium
• Sapwood
• Heartwood
• Inner bark

The ________________ carries food made in the crown DOWN to the roots.

• Cambium
• Sapwood
• Heartwood
• Inner bark

Where in the tree is the most useful wood found?

• Crown
• Roots
• Trunk
• Heartwood

A baseball bat is an example of what type of tree product?

• Cellulose
• Bark
• Wood
• Sap