Grade 8

Which part of the tree is known as the manufacturing center?

• The crown

• The trunk

• The pith

• The root system

The section of the tree which carries plant food from the leaves to the branches, trunk and roots is the?

• Inner bark

• Cambium layer

• Pith

• Sapwood

The layer which is consisting of two types of cells are?

• Pith

• medullary ray

• Bast

• Cambium layer

The pithy of the tree is the?

• Part that protects the tree

• Youngest part of the tree

• Oldest part of the tree

• Part that tells the age

The sapwood is the soft layer that?

• carries plant food to the rest of the tree

• Absorbs minerals and water

• Contains most of the sap

• Leaves the tree hollow

To determine the age of the tree, one count the

• Annual rays

• Annual rings

• Medullary rings

• Medullary rays

Adjoining layers are separated by which two things?

• Pith and medullary rings

• Pith and Medullary rays

• Annual rings and Medullary rays

• Annual rays and medullary rings

All are main parts of the tree EXCEPT for the?

• Crown

• Bark

• Trunk

• Root

The heartwood is considered as the?

• New wood

• Soft wood

• Old wood

• Light wood

All these are purpose of the root, EXCEPT for

• Anchors the plant

• stores food

• Absorbs water and minerals

• Manufacturing plant food