Growth & Structure of Wood

For Germination to happen which one of the following is not necessary?

• Sunlight

• Moisture

• Warmth

• Insects

• Energy/Food

water + minerals + (a)   + CO2 + Sunlight energy = sugar (sap) and O2

In Germination what is this known as?

• Radicle

• Plumule

• Seedling

• Sapling

Coconut trees tend to grow near beaches,

their seeds can end up in the ocean and travel for thousands of kilometres before reaching another beach.

• True

• False

What is seed dispersal?

• When a seed breaks

• The spreading out of seeds over a wide area

• A period when the seed may stay in the ground for weeks or even years.

• It is needed for photosynthesis to occur

What is Chlorophyll?

• When a tree is at its most productive producing seeds

• The top of the tree

• A green pigment that gives the plants and trees leaves their green colour

• A source of food for birds, bats and other animals

Transpiration is a process where water vapour goes from the birds mouth to the leaves

• True

• False

Name the missing part of the tree

• Inner bark/bast

• Sapling

• Tracheid

• Vessels

Which of the following would not be found in the cell structure of a Softwood Tree?

• Tracheids

• Fibres

• Medullary Rays

• Resin Duct

In Germination what is this known as?

• Radicle

• Seedling

• Sapling

• Plumule